Alferez Surname

23,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Alferez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alferez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines12,6191:8,023733
Mexico3,9801:31,1871,985
Spain1,5141:30,8803,129
Colombia1,1541:41,3992,284
United States1,1231:322,76029,402
Peru1,0851:29,2943,026
El Salvador5921:10,716702
Argentina1571:272,25121,915
France811:820,03498,127
Venezuela601:503,4019,605
Canada521:708,56956,910
Ecuador381:418,57510,137
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Honduras91:979,6054,574
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
China51:273,464,31313,838
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brunei11:418,7313,893
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Macau11:601,6301,582
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belize11:355,4743,977
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

The alternate forms: Alférez (83) & Alfèrez (4) are calculated separately.

Alferez (28) may also be a first name.

Alferez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alferez occurs most in The Philippines. It may be rendered as a variant: Alférez or Alfèrez. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alferez? popularity and diffusion

It is the 23,963rd most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 322,772 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 56 percent of Alferez live; 56 percent live in Southeast Asia and 56 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Alferez is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 28 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 12,619 people, or 1 in 8,023. In The Philippines it is most common in: Central Visayas, where 31 percent reside, Davao Region, where 12 percent reside and Bicol, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 18 percent reside and Spain, where 7 percent reside.

Alferez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alferez last name are 40.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.12% being registered with the party.

The amount Alferez earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 25.19% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,268 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.87% more than the national average, earning $23,808,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.02% less than the national average, earning $36,666 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.68% more than the national average, earning $52,010 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alférez9583/
Alfèrez954/
Alferrez933/
Alferezx931/
Alfererz931/
Alfereez931/
Alfere9279/
Alferes8611,195/
Alfiere8691/
Alfarez8686/
Alfered8624/
Alferiz8618/
Alfirez869/
Alferej862/
Elferez861/
Alferie861/
Alferet861/
Alferey861/
Alferer861/
Alferex861/
Alferice8010/
Alferitz804/
Alfearie804/
Alfierie802/
Alfieres802/
Alfferes802/
Alferies801/
Alfereas801/
Alfereej801/
Alferi77768/
Alfery77228/
Alfera77129/
Alferj7724/
Alfieri719,531/
Alfares715,761/
Alfariz71262/
Alferio71216/
Alferis71190/
Golfere7183/
Alferii7138/
Alfiery7128/
Alfires7112/
Alfeiri7112/
Alferid7110/
Alferha719/
Alfiriz718/
Alfired718/
Alfores718/
Alfiret712/
Allfire712/
Alfehri711/
Olferes711/
Elferes711/
Galfire711/
Alfirzi711/
Alferoa711/
Alferiy711/
Alfiera711/
Alferaih67280/
Alfieris67131/
Alfaridz6729/
Alfaress6716/
Helferes673/
Alfierri672/
Alpheres671/
Galfires671/
Golfirez671/
Alferich671/
Halferiy671/
Holferer671/
Alffiret671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alferez
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