Alapha Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Alapha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Alapha (227) may also be a first name.
Alapha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alapha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alapha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻟﻔﺎ, Hindi: अलफा, Oriya: ଆଲଫା) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alapha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,602,217th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Alapha reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Alapha is also the 596,468th most frequent given name on earth. It is borne by 227 people.
The surname Alapha is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,384,605. In Cameroon Alapha is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 87 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alapha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alapha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﻟﻔﺎ | alfa | - |
| Alapha in the Hindi language | ||
| अलफा | alapha | - |
| Alapha in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲଫା | alapha | 83.33 |
| ଅଲଫା | alapha | 11.67 |
| ଆଲାଫା | alapha | 3.33 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alapha
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