Alfara Surname

616,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Qatar

Alfara Surname User-submission:

Alfara comes from the Arabic, Al-fara, which means 'the hamlet' or 'the field'. There is also a village in the southern tip of Catalonia called Alfara de Carles. It's a Catalan and Valencian surname.

Alfara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Spain1041:449,53923,540
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
United States341:10,660,557428,392
France211:3,162,987209,042
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Alfara (72) may also be a first name.

Alfara Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Alfara comes from the Arabic, Al-fara, which means 'the hamlet' or 'the field'. There is also a village in the southern tip of Catalonia called Alfara de Carles. It's a Catalan and Valencian surname.

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Alfara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alfara (Hindi: अलफरा) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfara? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alfara is the 616,129th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 14,575,092 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Alfara reside; 49 percent reside in North Africa and 49 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Alfara is also the 1,143,416th most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 72 people.

It is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is held by 244 people, or 1 in 376,786. Without taking into account Egypt this surname exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 21 percent are found and The Philippines, where 8 percent are found.

Alfara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Alfara has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alfara surname grew 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alfara Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alfara surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Alfara earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 7.62% less than the national average, earning $20,973,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 31.4% less than the national average, earning $29,599 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alfaraj928,573/
Alfarra922,793/
Alfaras921,083/
Alfarah92373/
Alfaraz92319/
Alfarha92239/
Alfatra9246/
Alfarai9214/
Alfarau9211/
Alfarga925/
Alfarad924/
Galfara921/
Alfaray921/
Alfarraj861,431/
Alfarrad86138/
Alfarras86104/
Alfarash8612/
Alfarhat866/
Alfaraid861/
Alfaraya861/
Alfaraih861/
Aalfaraj861/
Alfarzai861/
Alfaro83355,938/
Alfari8310,021/
Alfare83550/
Elfara83368/
Alfera83129/
Alfaré8336/
Alfarè8333/
Alfary8330/
Alfarj835/
Alfora833/
Alfarò831/
Alfares775,761/
Alfaris775,073/
Elfarra771,711/
Alfajri77699/
Alfariz77262/
Alfaret77226/
Alfarid77215/
Elfarah77184/
Elfaraa77140/
Alfahri7795/
Alfarez7786/
Alfared7765/
Alfarou7760/
Alfarih7747/
Alfarro7740/
Alfareh7729/
Alfarei7720/
Alfario7720/
Alfarit7714/
Alfaros7714/
Alphara7713/
Galfaro7713/
Alfarri7710/
Alfauri779/
Alfarze779/
Alfarej778/
Alfarzi776/
Alfahry775/
Alfaroo775/
Alfajry775/
Alfairi774/
Alfarey774/
Alfairy773/
Alfaure773/
Alfaroi773/
Alfaroz773/
Halfari773/
Allfaro772/
Alfargo772/
Allfari772/
Aalfari772/
Alfgari772/
Alfaari772/
Halfora771/
Alfarod771/
Alfauro771/
Alffari771/
Alffaro771/
Alfharo771/
Alfaaro771/
Alfarge771/
Alfarij771/
Alfarui771/
Alhfari771/
Alfarii771/
Alfaroh771/
Alferah771/
Galfare771/
Halfaro771/
Alforad770/
Alfareed71575/
Alforaih71321/
Alferaih71280/
Elfarraa71136/
Elfarrah7131/
Alfaridh7128/
Alfarish7127/
Alfaruis7123/
Alfaress7116/
Alfaroid7115/
Elfarrai719/
Ailfared718/
Elfarraj716/
Alfearie714/
Alfharet714/
Alfahris713/
Alfarout712/
Alfarich712/
Halfajri711/
Alfarouh711/
Alforahy711/
Alpharat711/
Allfarou711/
Alfarech711/
Alfarooz711/
Alphatra711/
Alfaaris711/
Alfareid711/
Alfariss711/
Alfahrid711/
Elfora671,614/
Alforo67870/
Alfero67517/
Alfarhood67202/
Elfera67162/
Alfaroush6729/
Alfarhoud6729/
Alfori6725/
Alfarrouh678/
Elfaro678/
Olfaro673/
Alfore672/
Alfáro672/
Álfaro671/
Alfàro671/
Alféro671/
Alfory671/
Alfairouz671/
Alfaurouz671/
Alfayrouz671/

Alfara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alfara in the Hindi language
अलफराalaphara81.82
अल्फराalphara18.18

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