Alferd Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Grenada

Alferd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alferd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria751:2,361,90379,171
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1801:278,99322,538

Alferd (991) may also be a first name.

Alferd Last Name Facts

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

Alferd is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alferd? popularity and diffusion

Alferd is the 1,385,851st most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 51 percent of Alferd are found; 49 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 255,739th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 991 people.

The last name Alferd is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 2,361,903. In Nigeria Alferd is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 20 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 19 percent reside and Adamawa, where 16 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Alferd occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Pakistan, where 9 percent reside.

Alferd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Alferd has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 74 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alferd Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Alferd surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Alferd last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Alferd earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.55% more than the national average, earning $46,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ailferd921/
Alfoerd921/
Alfierd921/
Aulferd920/
Allferd920/
Halferd920/
Alfer91883/
Hallferd861/
Alfred83165,605/
Alford8351,557/
Alfert83510/
Alfier83434/
Alfeir83199/
Elferd83142/
Halfer83122/
Alfere8379/
Alfard8347/
Galfer8322/
Alpfer834/
Alfird832/
Alferz832/
Olferd830/
Alfear830/
Halfheard800/
Halford7711,441/
Allford771,396/
Halfred7732/
Allfred7724/
Ahlford7723/
Alffred7723/
Golferd7721/
Helferd7716/
Halpfer7712/
Aulford779/
Ahlfert778/
Alfredt778/
Halfert778/
Alfrred776/
Alfredd774/
Alfford774/
Ailfred773/
Alfardh771/
Ailfard771/
Alferts771/
Ailford771/
Aalfred771/
Ealfred771/
Holferd770/
Alpherd770/
Allfard770/
Hailfer770/
Gallfer770/
Alfre7372/
Alfir7325/
Olfer735/
Alferova717,692/
Hallford712,356/
Ahlfordt712/
Halferrt712/
D'Alford711/
Haalford711/
D'Alfred711/
Halvford711/
Halfford711/
Ahalford710/
Elford674,729/
Elfert672,058/
Olfert671,436/
Olford67309/
Alpher67147/
Alfort67124/
Olfier6783/
Alfajr6742/
Alfret6740/
Golfer6721/
Alfart6716/
Holfer6711/
Elfard6710/
Elfird676/
Olfred676/
Alfyor673/
Galfir672/
Alfair672/

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Alferd Reference & Research

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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 Alferd
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