Alfanus Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Belgium

Alfanus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Alfanus Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Alfanus (60) may also be a first name.

Alfanus Last Name Facts

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

Alfanus (Russian: Алфанус) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfanus? popularity and diffusion

Alfanus is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Alfanus live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequent first name internationally It is held by 60 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Borno, where 50 percent are found and Gombe, where 50 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 25 percent are found and Russia, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alfanous931/
Alfanu921/
Alfanos869/
Alfanou861/
Alfonus861/
Alphanus804/
Aglifanou751/
Alfonos714/
Alphanu712/
Alphonus6765/
Alphanos671/
Alphonous633/
Alphosnus632/
Alphonhus632/
Alphonux534/
Alphonos531/
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Alfanus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alfanus in the Russian language
Алфанусalfanus-

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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 Alfanus
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