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
The last name Alapha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻟﻔﺎ, Hindi: अलफा, Oriya: ଆଲଫା) is most common in Cameroon. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alapha? popularity and diffusion
Alapha is the 3,602,217th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Alapha reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 596,468th most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 227 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,384,605. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 87 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 7 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.
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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