Alfal Surname

398,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Alfal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alfal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad6741:20,1662,465
Nigeria1851:957,52840,908
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Alfal (16) may also be a first name.

Alfal Last Name Facts

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

Alfal is carried by more people in Chad than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 398,612th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,253,166 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Alfal are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 16 people.

The surname Alfal is most widespread in Chad, where it is carried by 674 people, or 1 in 20,166. Without taking into account Chad this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 21 percent live and Iran, where 1 percent live.

Alfal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Alfal surname is predominantly Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alfahl91554/
Alfail918/
Halfal912/
Alfhal911/
Alfalh911/
Galfal911/
Alfahal834,088/
Alfalle835/
Alfaisl834/
Alfatel832/
Alfahle832/
Alfalhe831/
Alfol80132/
Elfal8013/
Alfaisel77206/
Alfaseel774/
Alfateel771/
Halfaile770/
Elfahl73840/
Alfeil739/
Alfoul733/
Elfalh732/
Alfold732/
Alfole731/
Elfall731/
Elfail731/
Elfahal674,787/
Alphale677/
Halfold671/
Alphall671/
Ahlfeul671/
Aulfold670/
Gailfoil6223/
Halfeild620/
Elfol60123/
Hallfeild570/
Elfeil55243/
Elfoll551/
Olfold550/
Holfold501/
Golfoil500/

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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 Alfal
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