Alf Surname
Approximately 1,587 people bear this surname
Alf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 414 | 1:517,088 | 19,419 |
| Germany | 340 | 1:236,781 | 26,066 |
| Sweden | 221 | 1:44,555 | 3,508 |
| Poland | 148 | 1:256,816 | 32,128 |
| Israel | 75 | 1:114,102 | 12,745 |
| Iran | 72 | 1:1,066,424 | 48,180 |
| Indonesia | 71 | 1:1,862,665 | 118,960 |
| Nigeria | 65 | 1:2,725,273 | 87,396 |
| Austria | 37 | 1:230,147 | 27,778 |
| Ukraine | 35 | 1:1,300,648 | 109,855 |
| Taiwan | 35 | 1:669,850 | 4,860 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 1:8,120,177 | 43,015 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 118 | 1:425,582 | 31,158 |
The alternate forms: Älf (2) are calculated separately.
Alf (46,517) may also be a first name.
Alf Demographics
Average Alf Salary in
England
£29,425
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Alf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alf (Russian: Альф) has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can also appear as a variant: Älf. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alf? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 250,018th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,592,026 people. The last name Alf is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Alf live; 26 percent live in South America and 26 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 19,648th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 46,517 people.
The surname Alf is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 414 people, or 1 in 517,088. In Brazil Alf is most frequent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 77 percent are found, Paraná, where 11 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Brazil Alf is found in 32 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 21 percent are found and Sweden, where 14 percent are found.
Alf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Alf has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Alf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Alf surname is principally Muslim (95%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Älf | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ahlf | 86 | 1,811 | / |
| Alff | 86 | 1,621 | / |
| Aslf | 86 | 841 | / |
| Alfe | 86 | 564 | / |
| Alfs | 86 | 557 | / |
| Half | 86 | 404 | / |
| Alft | 86 | 231 | / |
| Aulf | 86 | 21 | / |
| Allf | 86 | 15 | / |
| Alfz | 86 | 10 | / |
| Galf | 86 | 6 | / |
| Alfì | 86 | 4 | / |
| Alhf | 86 | 4 | / |
| Aelf | 86 | 3 | / |
| Alfh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Aalf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ailf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aylf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aalfs | 75 | 301 | / |
| Halff | 75 | 286 | / |
| Alfhd | 75 | 280 | / |
| Halft | 75 | 197 | / |
| Ahlfs | 75 | 149 | / |
| Ailef | 75 | 116 | / |
| Halfe | 75 | 78 | / |
| Ahlff | 75 | 41 | / |
| Gaulf | 75 | 11 | / |
| Aglif | 75 | 10 | / |
| Aulfs | 75 | 9 | / |
| Alhfs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ailff | 75 | 2 | / |
| Alffe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Halwf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aaslf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alwfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Allhf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aself | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hallf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alphf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aylef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Asilf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Allfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ahlft | 75 | 0 | / |
| Alb | 67 | 5,437 | / |
| Elf | 67 | 4,872 | / |
| Olf | 67 | 547 | / |
| Alv | 67 | 241 | / |
| Alw | 67 | 130 | / |
| Alfova | 67 | 38 | / |
| Aselfe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Halfss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alhfsh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aslfch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hailef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ailefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atleft | 67 | 1 | / |
Alf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alf in the Russian language | ||
| Альф | alf | - |
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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 Alf
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