Alfas Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Greece

Alfas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alfas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico791:1,571,21816,633
India531:14,472,932242,024
Philippines471:2,154,005122,929
Greece361:307,77244,531
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Alfas (440) may also be a first name.

Alfas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alfas (Arabic: الفاس, Hindi: अल्फास, Marathi: अलफास, Oriya: ଆଲଫସ, Russian: Альфас) is most common in Mexico. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 881,213th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 23,815,510 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 43 percent of Alfas live; 29 percent live in North America and 26 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 408,694th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 440 people.

This surname is most common in Mexico, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 1,571,218. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: Jalisco, where 97 percent live, Baja California, where 1 percent live and Chihuahua, where 1 percent live. Not including Mexico it exists in 24 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent live and The Philippines, where 15 percent live.

Alfas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Alfas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Alfas surname rose 129 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alfas Last Name Statistics demography

Alfas earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 65.35% less than the national average, earning $14,953 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alfais91337/
Galfas9156/
Alfast9150/
Halfas917/
Alfats912/
Alfeas912/
Alfass912/
Alfasp911/
Alfahs911/
Alfa8970,054/
Halfast8391/
Alfahse836/
Halfgas831/
Alfaash831/
Alfai804,974/
Alfaz801,592/
Alfah801,229/
Alfau801,096/
Alfad801,036/
Halfa80821/
Alfat80735/
Elfas80505/
Alfos80223/
Galfa8085/
Alfha8082/
Alfaj8057/
Alfay8040/
Alffa8021/
Alfaa8016/
Allfa809/
Alfea808/
Aalfa807/
Alfós805/
Alwfa805/
Alhfa804/
Ahlfa803/
Alpfa802/
Aulfa801/
Alfga801/
Alfaï801/
Hallfast777/
Alfasova771/
Alface739,763/
Alfeus732,500/
Alfaiz732,053/
Alfhad73524/
Alfaha73259/
Elfass73220/
Alfaid73210/
Alfayz73206/
Halfah73144/
Alphas73115/
Alfeis7353/
Aglifa7338/
Alfaix7338/
Aulfah7336/
Elfais7323/
Alfaaz7316/
Alfaut7315/
Alfaij7314/
Alfhat738/
Alfait737/
Alffat737/
Alfous735/
Aulfat734/
Alfaad733/
Halfaz733/
Galfah732/
Olfast731/
Aalfaj731/
Alfaat731/
Alfadh731/
Alfose731/
Halfai731/
Alffha731/
Alfoos731/
Alfayd731/
Alfaïa731/
Alfoha731/
Alfadz731/
Alwfaa731/
Alfayt731/
Halfax731/
Ellfas731/
Alfhos731/
Alfaih731/
Alfaud731/
Elfash731/
Hailfa731/
Alfhaid67485/
Alfo67351/
Olfa67253/
Alphaus6766/
Halfous6727/
Alfosse675/
Alpheas674/
Alfaidz674/
Alfouse673/
Alfahdd672/
Alfò672/
Elffass671/
Halface671/
Allfeis671/
Alfauiy671/
Alfhose671/
Golfais671/
Allfath671/
Allfatt671/
Alfó671/
Alfauce671/
Alfache671/
Alfahdh671/
Alfhead671/
Alfeeha671/
Hallfah671/
Halfost670/
Holfast670/

Alfas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alfas in the Oriya language
ଆଲଫସalaphasa-
Alfas in the Marathi language
अलफासalaphasa-
Alfas in the Hindi language
अल्फासalphasa88.89
अलफासalaphasa11.11
Alfas in the Russian language
Альфасalfas-
Alfas in the Arabic language
الفاسalfas-

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