Alaphu Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alaphu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alaphu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

Alaphu (97) may also be a first name.

Alaphu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alaphu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Alaphu (Hindi: अलफू) is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alaphu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,776,799th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Alaphu reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 962,660th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 97 people.

Alaphu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria Alaphu is primarily concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 67 percent are found, Kaduna, where 24 percent are found and Bauchi, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Alaphu exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alapu91309/
Allapu83320/
Aalapu8369/
Halapu8364/
Galapu8360/
Alapuu838/
Ailapu837/
Alapus836/
Alaipu836/
Alaepu834/
Aladpu834/
Alapou833/
Ealapu833/
Aliapu831/
Alapuz831/
Aelapu831/
Alahpu831/
Halapup7756/
Halapuu7725/
Eallapu7712/
Alleapu7710/
Halaipu779/
Hailapu774/
Gahlapu774/
Halapau773/
Allapud773/
Haladpu773/
Aellapu772/
Ailappu771/
Haliapu771/
Aslapui771/
Gallapu771/
Galapuj771/
Gailapu771/
Alophus771/
Allaput771/
Halyapu771/
Gaulapu771/
Alafu73757/
Elapu73571/
Alepu73231/
Olapu73222/
Alopu73130/
Hallapuu7116/
Aladpush717/
Aggilapu714/
Haladpou712/
Allapauh711/
Gahalapu711/
Halatpou711/
Allepu673,461/
Ellapu671,955/
Ollapu67191/
Halafu67169/
Helapu6730/
Golapu6720/
Allouphou6719/
Galafu6719/
Eelapu6714/
Alepau6713/
Alafou678/
Allopu678/
Elaipu677/
Aleepu675/
Aladpoush674/
Galopu674/
Aliopu673/
Aalepu673/
Alhopu672/
Alaifu672/
Alopou672/
Olappu671/
Olyapu671/
Holapu671/
Eilapu671/
Alafut671/
Olapeu671/
Eliapu671/
Olapou671/
Alopuh671/
Alafau671/

Alaphu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alaphu in the Hindi language
अलफूalaphu81.4
अलफुalaphu18.6

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Alaphu
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