Alfe Surname

562,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Italy

Alfe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alfe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Italy1611:379,85543,564
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France21:33,211,361423,184
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
England21:27,859,030389,889
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Alfè (23) & Alfé (1) are calculated separately.

Alfe (2,464) may also be a first name.

Alfe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alfe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻒ, Russian: Алфе) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Alfè or Alfé. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 562,135th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 12,921,181 people. The last name Alfe is primarily found in Africa, where 40 percent of Alfe live; 38 percent live in North Africa and 38 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Alfe is also the 148,981st most numerous forename internationally It is held by 2,464 people.

The last name Alfe is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is held by 214 people, or 1 in 429,606. Without taking into account Egypt it is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Alfe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Alfe has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Alfe surname increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alfe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Alfe surname are 22.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.57% registered with the party.

Alfe earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.47% more than the national average, earning $59,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alfè9223/
Alfé921/
Alfie891,562/
Alfer89883/
Alfes89876/
Alfey89724/
Alfei89487/
Galfe89116/
Alfeu89116/
Alfed8990/
Halfe8978/
Alfee8924/
Alfet8915/
Alfea898/
Alfej894/
Alfíe892/
Allfe891/
Alffe891/
Alfez891/
Alwfe891/
Alf861,587/
Alfeez80202/
Halfer80122/
Aulfes8074/
Alfeis8053/
Halfes8051/
Alfieh8035/
Allfie8019/
Halfed8013/
Alfhei8010/
Alfeet809/
Alpfer804/
Aselfe804/
Halfey803/
Allfed802/
Alfeas802/
Alfeid802/
Alvfes802/
Alffie802/
Alfhed802/
Alfeha802/
Ailefe801/
Alfech801/
Alffed801/
Halfie801/
Ealfee801/
Alfgeh801/
Allfey800/
Aulfey800/
Halfee800/
Alfett800/
Alfess800/
Alfa7570,054/
Alfy7513,975/
Alfi755,874/
Ahlf751,811/
Alff751,621/
Aslf75841/
Alfs75557/
Half75404/
Elfe75281/
Alft75231/
Olfe7598/
Aulf7521/
Allf7515/
Alfz7510/
Galf756/
Alhf754/
Alfì754/
Alfh752/
Aalf751/
Ailf751/
Aylf751/
Halpfer7312/
Aslfech734/
Alfeesh733/
Alhfeez733/
Haulfee732/
Alfheed732/
Halfedt731/
Halfett731/
Hailfey731/
Allfeis731/
Alfeich731/
Alfeova731/
Alfhead731/
Alfeeha731/
Hailfer730/
Aulfedt730/
Haslfey730/
Halfi676,366/
Alfai674,974/
Aselfech674,346/
Galfi67977/
Halfa67821/
Alphe67446/
Golfe67436/
Aalfs67301/
Halff67286/
Alfhd67280/
Alfis67243/
Halft67197/
Alfio67175/
Ahlfs67149/
Ailef67116/
Alfha6782/
Halfhead6768/
Alfaj6757/
Alfid6743/
Ahlff6741/
Alfay6740/
Elfie6740/
Alfih6732/
Elffe6730/
Aslfi6728/
Galfy6726/
Alfiz6721/
Alffa6721/
Alffi6718/
Alfit6717/
Alfaa6716/
Halfy6713/
Gaulf6711/
Oelfe6710/
Aglif6710/
Aulfs679/
Allfa679/
Allfi679/
Alveh677/
Elfea677/
Aalfa677/
Olfer675/
Alfyo675/
Alfoy675/
Alwfa675/
Alfaheid674/
Olfet674/
Alhfa674/
Elfee674/
Ailev673/
Alfip673/
Ellfe673/
Ailff672/
Alhfs672/
Alpfa672/
Olfee671/
Halwf671/
Aaslf671/
Alphf671/
Aulfa671/
Olfes671/
Alféi671/
Alffy671/
Aylef671/
Alfgi671/
Hallf671/
Helfe671/
Aself671/
Aselfesh671/
Aylew671/
Allhf671/
Elfey671/
Asilf671/
Ahlft670/
Halfheit670/

Alfe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alfe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻒalf-
Alfe in the Russian language
Алфеalfe-

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