Alfao Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Alfao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alfao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Alfao (58) may also be a first name.

Alfao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alfao is carried by more people in The Dominican Republic than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Alfao reside; 50 percent reside in Caribbean and 50 percent reside in Hispano-Caribbean. Alfao is also the 1,295,729th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 58 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The Dominican Republic, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,608,233. Outside of The Dominican Republic it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 38 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galfao911/
Halfauoi771/
Alfoad732/
Golfao731/
Alfoua731/
Alfoha731/
Alfayea675/
Alfaeaa671/
Alfaiya671/
Alfouad671/
Alfayyad62220/
Alfaiyah6213/
Alfaiyad6211/
Alphaous623/
Alfayyadh57297/
Alfaiyadh571/
Alpheaous571/
Elfoua5510/
Oulfoua5010/
Elfayja501/

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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 Alfao
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