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 surname Alf (Russian: Альф) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Älf. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 250,018th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 4,592,026 people. Alf is mostly found 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. Alf is also the 19,648th most common first name at a global level, borne by 46,517 people.

The surname is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 414 people, or 1 in 517,088. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 77 percent reside, Paraná, where 11 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Brazil this last name occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 21 percent reside and Sweden, where 14 percent reside.

Alf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Alf has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Alf last name rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Alf last name is predominantly 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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