Alfar Surname

81,945th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Alfar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alfar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,2631:44,7367,178
Egypt1,4951:61,4955,792
Saudi Arabia1,2721:24,2583,358
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Poland411:927,04369,048
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Iran291:2,647,67384,414
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Israel241:356,56829,419
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Jordan191:465,39112,761
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
England51:11,143,612252,590
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Alfar (941) may also be a first name.

Alfar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alfar (Hindi: अलफर, Russian: Альфар) is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 81,945th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,231,004 people. The surname Alfar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Alfar are found; 39 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 38 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 263,438th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 941 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 2,263 people, or 1 in 44,736. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Central Visayas, where 40 percent live, Davao Region, where 16 percent live and Western Visayas, where 9 percent live. Excluding The Philippines Alfar occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 25 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 21 percent live.

Alfar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Alfar has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Alfar surname grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alfar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Alfar are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Alfar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.2% more than the national average, earning $48,413 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.49% more than the national average, earning $60,361 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halfar911,621/
Alfare91550/
Alfard9147/
Galfar9145/
Alfajr9142/
Alfart9116/
Alfaar9115/
Alvfar915/
Alhfar913/
Alfhar913/
Alfair912/
Allfar911/
Alfarp911/
Alpfar911/
Aslfar911/
Alfear910/
Alfarr910/
Alfarth83255/
Alfaurt8326/
Alfhart836/
Alfahar834/
Alfahrt834/
Alfaure833/
Halffar832/
Hallfar832/
Alfardh831/
Ailfard831/
Alhffar831/
Allfart830/
Allfard830/
Elfar8013,717/
Alfor80116/
Olfar802/
Allfarth778/
Alfarova773/
Alford7351,557/
Alfeir73199/
Elfarh73174/
Alfort73124/
Golfar7328/
Elfarr7319/
Helfar7315/
Alfour7311/
Alphar7310/
Halfor733/
Alfore732/
Halfár731/
Elfair731/
Elfear731/
Olfart731/
Alfoor731/
Halfarová71583/
Hallfarth7195/
Hallfahrt7171/
Halfarova719/
Halfheard710/
Halford6711,441/
Allford671,396/
Halfort6762/
Alphard6755/
Ahlfort6727/
Alphart6727/
Ahlford6723/
Gaylfor6710/
Elfahar679/
Aulford679/
Alfford674/
Alfuore673/
Halffarová672/
Ailford671/
Holfard671/
Galfoor671/
Ealefor671/
Alforth670/
Allfort670/

Alfar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alfar in the Hindi language
अलफरalaphara66.67
आलफरalaphara33.33
Alfar in the Russian language
Альфарalfar-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alfar
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