Alfani Surname

34,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Monaco

Alfani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alfani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8,9511:5,915771
DR Congo3,4071:21,6852,743
Indonesia1,1931:110,85411,321
Italy9291:65,83111,722
Kenya4451:103,7759,011
Mexico1121:1,108,27013,907
Brazil831:2,579,20977,959
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
France111:6,038,429280,838
Monaco91:4,118434
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Alfani (9,445) may also be a first name.

Alfani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alfani (Marathi: अलफानी, Russian: Альфани) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 34,491st most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 474,357 people. The surname Alfani occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Alfani live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Alfani is also the 63,676th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 9,445 people.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 8,951 people, or 1 in 5,915. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 36 percent live, Mtwara Region, where 22 percent live and Lindi Region, where 7 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 38 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 22 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.

Alfani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Muslim (87%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Alfani last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Alfani earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 38% more than the national average, earning €41,440 per year; in South Africa they earn 40.13% less than the national average, earning R 142,284 per year and in United States they earn 32.52% less than the national average, earning $29,116 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halfani9213,424/
Alfatni92296/
Alfanio92149/
Alfanyi9221/
Alfaini9216/
Alfanie9212/
Alfhani929/
Alfanni928/
Alfanoi927/
Alfasni926/
Alfaani925/
Alfanai923/
Aslfani921/
Alfanid921/
Ahalfani8641/
Halfanni861/
Alfphani861/
Alfane83241/
Alfana8398/
Alfany8395/
Alfoni838/
Alfanh831/
Alfanay77209/
Golfani7741/
Alfaina7741/
Alfanet7730/
Alfainy7727/
Alfonio775/
Alfange773/
Alfanny773/
Galfane772/
Halfana771/
Alfanna771/
Alfaneh771/
Alfaana771/
Halfane771/
Alfonis771/
Galfouni7119/
Alvfanay715/
Halfouni714/
Alfahany711/
Golpfani711/
Alfanney711/
Aalfanna711/
Alfone67141/
Olfane6743/
Alfona6710/
Olfany671/
Alfonj671/

Alfani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alfani in the Marathi language
अलफानीalaphani-
Alfani in the Russian language
Альфаниalfani-

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Footnotes

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