Alfer Surname
Approximately 883 people bear this surname
Alfer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 296 | 1:32,098 | 5,542 |
| Russia | 157 | 1:917,981 | 72,573 |
| Germany | 132 | 1:609,890 | 48,740 |
| United States | 92 | 1:3,939,771 | 214,590 |
| Philippines | 45 | 1:2,249,738 | 125,194 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| Norway | 25 | 1:205,691 | 23,411 |
| Ukraine | 23 | 1:1,979,248 | 140,199 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Alfer (1,220) may also be a first name.
Alfer Demographics
Alfer Political Affiliation
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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
Alfer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alfer in the Russian language | ||
| Альфер | alfer | - |
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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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- 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
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