Alfaiate Surname

251,891st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Alfaiate Surname User-submission:

The Alfaiate surname means 'one who makes cloths'.

Alfaiate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal1,1791:8,837783
Brazil2231:959,97534,174
France681:976,805110,007
United States351:10,355,970420,657
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
England141:3,979,861125,553
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Alfaiate Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Alfaiate surname means 'one who makes cloths'.

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Alfaiate Last Name Facts

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

Alfaiate is carried by more people in Portugal than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfaiate? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alfaiate is the 251,891st most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 4,635,843 people. Alfaiate occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Alfaiate reside; 75 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 75 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Portugal, where it is borne by 1,179 people, or 1 in 8,837. Excluding Portugal this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 14 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Alfaiate Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Alfaiate surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Alfaiate earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 6.51% less than the national average, earning R 222,156 per year; in United States they earn 33.61% less than the national average, earning $28,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.72% less than the national average, earning $39,389 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Alfiyati75449/
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Alfaid71210/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alfaiate
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