Alf Surname

250,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Sweden

Alf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil4141:517,08819,419
Germany3401:236,78126,066
Sweden2211:44,5553,508
Poland1481:256,81632,128
Israel751:114,10212,745
Iran721:1,066,42448,180
Indonesia711:1,862,665118,960
Nigeria651:2,725,27387,396
Austria371:230,14727,778
Ukraine351:1,300,648109,855
Taiwan351:669,8504,860
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
England51:11,143,612252,590
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

The alternate forms: Älf (2) are calculated separately.

Alf (46,517) may also be a first name.

Alf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alf (Russian: Альф) is found most frequently in Brazil. It can also occur as a variant: Älf. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 250,018th most frequently used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 4,592,026 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Alf live; 26 percent live in South America and 26 percent live in Luso-South America. Alf is also the 19,648th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 46,517 people.

Alf is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 414 people, or 1 in 517,088. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 77 percent live, Paraná, where 11 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 9 percent live. Barring Brazil this surname is found in 32 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 21 percent live and Sweden, where 14 percent live.

Alf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Alf has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Alf last name is primarily Muslim (95%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Älf892/
Ahlf861,811/
Alff861,621/
Aslf86841/
Alfe86564/
Alfs86557/
Half86404/
Alft86231/
Aulf8621/
Allf8615/
Alfz8610/
Galf866/
Alfì864/
Alhf864/
Aelf863/
Alfh862/
Aalf861/
Ailf861/
Aylf861/
Aalfs75301/
Halff75286/
Alfhd75280/
Halft75197/
Ahlfs75149/
Ailef75116/
Halfe7578/
Ahlff7541/
Gaulf7511/
Aglif7510/
Aulfs759/
Alhfs752/
Ailff752/
Alffe751/
Halwf751/
Aaslf751/
Alwfe751/
Allhf751/
Aself751/
Hallf751/
Alphf751/
Aylef751/
Asilf751/
Allfe751/
Ahlft750/
Alb675,437/
Elf674,872/
Olf67547/
Alv67241/
Alw67130/
Alfova6738/
Aselfe674/
Halfss673/
Alhfsh672/
Aslfch671/
Hailef671/
Ailefe671/
Atleft671/

Alf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alf in the Russian language
Альфalf-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alf
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