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
Average Alfer Salary in
United States
$30,669 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 borne by more people in Belarus than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Alfer.
How Common Is The Last Name Alfer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 398,612th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 8,253,166 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 frequently used forename on earth, borne by 1,220 people.
The surname Alfer is most frequent in Belarus, where it is carried by 296 people, or 1 in 32,098. In Belarus Alfer is most frequent in: Minsk Region, where 60 percent live, Minsk, where 20 percent live and Grodno Region, where 7 percent live. Barring Belarus it is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 18 percent live and Germany, where 15 percent live.
Alfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Alfer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Alfer surname expanded 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Alfer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Alfer last name 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 national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the 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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