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 Male Alf Height
174.22 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Alf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alf (Russian: Альф) has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also appear in the variant forms: Älf. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alf? popularity and diffusion
Alf is the 250,018th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,592,026 people. Alf occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Alf are found; 26 percent are found in South America and 26 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 19,648th most widespread forename in the world, held by 46,517 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 414 people, or 1 in 517,088. In Brazil it is most common 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 it exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 21 percent are found and Sweden, where 14 percent are found.
Alf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Alf has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Alf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Alf last name 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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