Alferes Surname

46,299th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Alferes Surname User-submission:

The Alferes surname comes from the Portuguese military rank, lowest rank for an officer.

Alferes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique6,7981:4,010928
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
Mexico6401:193,9475,332
Brazil5541:386,41614,766
Peru5131:61,9574,841
Portugal3301:31,5701,981
Philippines2801:361,56548,101
United States1831:1,980,650127,499
Ecuador1121:142,0166,963
Colombia991:482,5666,933
El Salvador461:137,9111,823
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
France111:6,038,429280,838
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Alferes (98) may also be a first name.

Alferes Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Alferes surname comes from the Portuguese military rank, lowest rank for an officer.

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Alferes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alferes (Russian: Алферес) occurs in Mozambique more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alferes? popularity and diffusion

Alferes is the 46,299th most frequent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 650,964 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Alferes live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Alferes is also the 956,749th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 98 people.

The last name Alferes is most commonly held in Mozambique, where it is held by 6,798 people, or 1 in 4,010. Besides Mozambique this last name occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 14 percent reside and Mexico, where 6 percent reside.

Alferes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alferes surname are 39.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.18% registered with the political party.

The amount Alferes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 7.63% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,906 per year; in Colombia they earn 43.55% more than the national average, earning $32,589,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.65% less than the national average, earning $39,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.11% less than the national average, earning $38,698 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alfferes932/
Alfieres932/
Alferies931/
Alfereas931/
Alfere9279/
Alferez8622,578/
Alfares865,761/
Alferis86190/
Alfiere8691/
Alfered8624/
Alfires8612/
Alfores868/
Alferej862/
Alferer861/
Olferes861/
Alferet861/
Elferes861/
Alferie861/
Alferex861/
Alferey861/
Alfaries80142/
Alfieris80131/
Alfaress8016/
Alferice8010/
Alfearie804/
Alferrez803/
Helferes803/
Alfierie802/
Alfereej801/
Alferezx801/
Alfererz801/
Galfires801/
Alpheres801/
Alfereez801/
Alferi77768/
Alfery77228/
Alfera77129/
Alferj7724/
Alfieri719,531/
Alfaris715,073/
Elfares711,453/
Alferio71216/
Alfarez7186/
Golfere7183/
Alférez7183/
Alferii7138/
Alfiery7128/
Elferis7120/
Alferiz7118/
Alfeiri7112/
Alferid7110/
Alferha719/
Alfirez719/
Alfired718/
Alfèrez714/
Alfiret712/
Allfire712/
Alfiris711/
Galfire711/
Alforis711/
Alferoa711/
Alferiy711/
Elferez711/
Alfiera711/
Alfehri711/
Alferaih67280/
Alfarish6727/
Alfaruis6723/
Alpheris675/
Alfitris674/
Alphares673/
Alfahris673/
Alfierri672/
Elfaires671/
Alfariss671/
Alfaaris671/
Alffiret671/
Alferich671/
Golferis671/
Halferiy671/
Elfareas671/
Holferer671/
Helferys671/

Alferes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alferes in the Russian language
Алфересalferes-

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