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 most frequently in Cameroon. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Alapha.
How Common Is The Last Name Alapha? popularity and diffusion
Alapha is the 3,602,217th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Alapha is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Alapha live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 596,468th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 227 people.
The last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,384,605. In Cameroon Alapha is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 87 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 7 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.
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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