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Where Does The Last Name Alfa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Alfa (Arabic: الفا, Bengali: আলফা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻔﺎ, Hindi: अल्फा, Oriya: ଆଲଫା, Russian: Альфа) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 8,125^th most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 104,028 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Alfa are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alfa is also the 14,225^th most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 67,953 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 44,146 people, or 1 in 4,013. In Nigeria Alfa is mostly found in: Niger, where 33 percent reside, Kogi, where 27 percent reside and Kaduna, where 4 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 124 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 16 percent reside and Benin, where 6 percent reside.

Alfa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Alfa last name is principally Orthodox (79%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Melkite Greek Catholic (87%) in Lebanon, Muslim (80%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Alfa surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Alfa earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.94% more than the national average, earning $48,732 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.57% more than the national average, earning $54,436 CAD per year.