Alerf Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Alerf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alerf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Alerf (10) may also be a first name.

Alerf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alerf is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Alerf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alerf? popularity and diffusion

Alerf is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Alerf live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Amazonas, where 50 percent reside and Mato Grosso, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Brazil Alerf is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alearf91147/
Algerf911/
Alorf80702/
Alarf805/
Alharf736/
Eilerf731/
Ehlerf731/
Helerf731/
Oilerf731/
Oehlerf672/
Heulerf671/
Ahlyarf671/
Ahleyrv671/
Halaaarf621/
Elorf60423/
Aljrw6042/
Elarf602/
Alirv601/
Alyarw558/
Alyrev551/
Aljrbh551/
Elharf551/
Ellerv551/
Hallorw500/
Hellerw500/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Alerf
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