Alfer Surname

398,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Alfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus2961:32,0985,542
Russia1571:917,98172,573
Germany1321:609,89048,740
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Philippines451:2,249,738125,194
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Norway251:205,69123,411
Ukraine231:1,979,248140,199
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
India51:153,413,076951,030
France51:13,284,544357,392
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Alfer (1,220) may also be a first name.

Alfer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alfer (Russian: Альфер) is most common in Belarus. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alfer is the 398,612th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,253,166 people. The surname Alfer is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Alfer reside; 48 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 48 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 226,593rd most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 1,220 people.

The surname Alfer is most frequently held in Belarus, where it is carried by 296 people, or 1 in 32,098. In Belarus it is primarily concentrated in: Minsk Region, where 60 percent reside, Minsk, where 20 percent reside and Grodno Region, where 7 percent reside. Besides Belarus this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 18 percent reside and Germany, where 15 percent reside.

Alfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Alfer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alfer surname grew 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alfer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Alfer surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Alfer surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Alfer earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 23.66% less than the national average, earning 264,204 kr per year; in United States they earn 28.92% less than the national average, earning $30,669 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.95% less than the national average, earning $45,731 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alfert91510/
Alfier91434/
Alfeir91199/
Alferd91158/
Halfer91122/
Alfere9179/
Galfer9122/
Alpfer914/
Alferz912/
Alfear910/
Alfe89564/
Halpfer8312/
Ahlfert838/
Halfert838/
Ailferd831/
Halferd830/
Allferd830/
Hailfer830/
Gallfer830/
Aulferd830/
Alfie801,562/
Alfes80876/
Alfey80724/
Alfei80487/
Elfer80259/
Galfe80116/
Alfeu80116/
Alfed8090/
Halfe8078/
Alfre8072/
Alfir8025/
Alfee8024/
Alfet8015/
Alfea808/
Olfer805/
Alfej804/
Alfíe802/
Allfe801/
Alffe801/
Alfez801/
Alwfe801/
Alferova777,692/
Halferrt772/
Hallferd771/
Helfer737,910/
Olfert731,436/
Alfeez73202/
Alpher73147/
Olfier7383/
Aulfes7374/
Alfeis7353/
Halfes7351/
Alfajr7342/
Alfieh7335/
Golfer7321/
Allfie7319/
Halfed7313/
Holfer7311/
Alfhei7310/
Alfeet739/
Aselfe734/
Halfey733/
Alfyor733/
Allfed732/
Alfeas732/
Alfeid732/
Alfair732/
Alfird732/
Elferr732/
Alvfes732/
Alffie732/
Galfir732/
Alfhed732/
Alfeha732/
Elfear731/
Ailefe731/
Alfech731/
Alffed731/
Hölfer731/
Halfie731/
Ealfee731/
Alfgeh731/
Allfey730/
Aulfey730/
Olferd730/
Halfee730/
Alfett730/
Alfess730/
Halfheard710/
Alfa6770,054/
Alfy6713,975/
Alfi675,874/
Holfert67626/
Holpfer67142/
Olfe6798/
Helffer6774/
Alfè6723/
Helpfer6714/
Alphier679/
Aslfech674/
Hoelfer673/
Alphert673/
Alfeesh673/
Alhfeez673/
Allfire672/
Haulfee672/
Goulfer672/
Alfheed672/
Hollfer671/
Halfedt671/
Halfett671/
Hailfey671/
Alpherr671/
Allfeis671/
Alfeich671/
Alfeova671/
Hellfer671/
Helfeer671/
Helfeur671/
Golffer671/
Alfé671/
Elferrh671/
Alfhead671/
Alfeeha671/
Holferd670/
Alpherd670/
Aulfedt670/
Haslfey670/

Alfer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alfer in the Russian language
Альферalfer-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Alfer
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis