Alfano Surname

20,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Alfano Surname User-submission:

Comes from a small village in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

Alfano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy15,6101:3,918386
United States6,5881:55,0186,565
Argentina1,6101:26,5492,222
Canada5521:66,7497,716
Brazil4631:462,36417,525
France3361:197,68730,742
Belgium2471:46,5457,557
Germany2061:390,80336,430
England2061:270,47621,309
Mexico1341:926,31512,588
Uruguay1341:25,6102,988
Australia1201:224,96421,387
Venezuela851:355,3427,661
Switzerland791:103,96111,033
Spain451:1,038,93438,115
Panama261:150,4714,892
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Cuba141:823,0516,140
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

The alternate forms: Alfaño (1) are calculated separately.

Alfano (227) may also be a first name.

Alfano Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Comes from a small village in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

- mrchiller

Alfano Last Name Facts

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

Alfano (Arabic: الفانو, Marathi: अॅलन, Russian: Альфано) is held by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Alfaño. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfano? popularity and diffusion

It is the 20,602nd most frequently held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 274,546 people. Alfano is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Alfano reside; 59 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 59 percent reside in Italic Europe. Alfano is also the 596,468th most frequent first name on earth, held by 227 people.

The surname Alfano is most numerous in Italy, where it is carried by 15,610 people, or 1 in 3,918. In Italy Alfano is primarily concentrated in: Campania, where 55 percent are found, Sicily, where 17 percent are found and Calabria, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Italy this last name is found in 49 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Argentina, where 6 percent are found.

Alfano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Alfano are 4.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.23% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Alfano earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 5.95% more than the national average, earning €31,817 per year; in Colombia they earn 104.39% more than the national average, earning $46,401,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.9% more than the national average, earning $51,736 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.62% more than the national average, earning $52,474 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alfaño941/
Alfango9223/
Alfanos929/
Alfanoi927/
Alfanno924/
Alfasno921/
Alfanou921/
Alfanous861/
Alfana8398/
Olfano8373/
Alfono8316/
Aglifanou801/
Alfanah77153/
Alfaina7741/
Alfonos774/
Alfanas773/
Alfongo772/
Alfaana771/
Alfanna771/
Alfosno771/
Galfana771/
Halfana771/
Alfainah719/
Alfanash719/
Aalfanna711/
Alphanos711/
Alfona6710/
Alfachinna631/
Alfonga62155/
Alfonas6212/
Alfouna624/
Alfonna621/
Alphana621/
Galfouna571/
Alphosno571/
Alphonos571/
Alphonoo571/
Alphonous533/
Alphousnos502/

Alfano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alfano in the Marathi language
अॅलनaelana-
Alfano in the Russian language
Альфаноalfano-
Alfano in the Arabic language
الفانوalfanw-

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Alfano Reference & Research

Alfaro DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Alfaro FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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