Alfans Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alfans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alfans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
India121:63,922,115578,870

Alfans (91) may also be a first name.

Alfans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alfans (Hindi: अल्फांस, Marathi: अलफान्स, Oriya: ଆଲଫାନସ) occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfans? popularity and diffusion

Alfans is the 3,957,383rd most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Alfans reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 91 people.

The last name Alfans is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Alfans is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 92 percent reside and Oyo, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 48 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Allfans924/
Alfanse923/
Alfeans921/
Alfons836,428/
Olfans8398/
Alfanz8345/
Elfans833/
Alfonse771,355/
Alphans774/
Alfonsh771/
Alfhons771/
Alfonsp771/
Alfouns771/
Alfonsse711/
Alphanse711/
Alfonz6716/
Alfonsova6715/
Olfanz675/
Alfonsová674/
Olfons671/
Elfons671/
Alfphonse671/
Alfonce624,047/
Alphons62718/
Olfonse626/
Alfonze623/
Alfonzp621/
Alphonse5748,795/
Alphance579/
Alpfonce574/
Allphons572/
Alfhonce572/
Alphonst571/
Alphoons571/
Alfounce571/
Alfphonce534/
Aalphonse533/
Alphonnse532/
Alphonsse531/
Alphousns531/

Alfans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alfans in the Hindi language
अल्फांसalphansa-
Alfans in the Marathi language
अलफान्सalaphansa-
Alfans in the Oriya language
ଆଲଫାନସalaphanasa50
ଆଲଫନସalaphanasa50

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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
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  • 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 Alfans
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