Alfena Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Alfena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alfena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2291:934,82233,394
Portugal381:274,16410,086
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Alfena (31) may also be a first name.

Alfena Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alfena is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfena? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 966,131st most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Alfena live; 85 percent live in South America and 85 percent live in Luso-South America. Alfena is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used forename on earth. It is borne by 31 people.

The last name is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 934,822. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Rio de Janeiro, where 46 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 27 percent are found and São Paulo, where 23 percent are found. Apart from Brazil this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 14 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Alfena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Alfena has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Alfena surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alfenas92697/
Alfeena927/
Alfaena925/
Alfenau921/
Alfina831,271/
Alfana8398/
Alfeno8324/
Alfona8310/
Alfeni839/
Alfene833/
Elfena832/
Olfena831/
Alfanay77209/
Alfanah77153/
Alfinah77124/
Alfyona7756/
Alfaina7741/
Alfinas7736/
Alfenes7734/
Alfiona7719/
Halfina7710/
Aelfina777/
Alfhina774/
Alfeine773/
Alfanai773/
Halfeni771/
Alfaana771/
Alfanna771/
Alfenet771/
Alfonaj771/
Alphena771/
Alfenez771/
Alfonna771/
Alhfjna771/
Halfana771/
Halfeny770/
Alfainah719/
Alvfanay715/
Aalfanna711/
Halfieny710/
Elfina671,349/
Alfino67699/
Alfini67494/
Alfine6731/
Elfana6712/
Olfeno678/
Olfina678/
Olfene677/
Elfyna673/
Alfiny671/
Alfaño671/
Olfeni671/

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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 Alfena
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