Alfes Surname

401,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Alfes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alfes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7141:112,75313,880
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Alfes (39) may also be a first name.

Alfes Last Name Facts

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

Alfes (Hindi: अलफेस, Russian: Альфес) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Alfes is the 401,066th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,319,116 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Alfes are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Alfes is also the 1,637,361st most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 39 people.

The surname Alfes is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 714 people, or 1 in 112,753. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 86 percent reside, Bremen, where 3 percent reside and Bavaria, where 3 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Alfes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Alfes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Alfes surname rose 443 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alfes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Alfes are 5.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.17% being registered with the political party.

Alfes earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.63% more than the national average, earning $63,271 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alfeus912,500/
Aulfes9174/
Alfeis9153/
Halfes9151/
Alfies916/
Alfeas912/
Alvfes912/
Alfess910/
Alfe89564/
Alfeesh833/
Allfeis831/
Alfetse831/
Alfie801,562/
Alfer80883/
Alfey80724/
Alfei80487/
Elfes80312/
Alfis80243/
Galfe80116/
Alfeu80116/
Alfed8090/
Halfe8078/
Alfee8024/
Alfet8015/
Alfea808/
Alfej804/
Alfíe802/
Allfe801/
Alffe801/
Olfes801/
Alfex801/
Alfez801/
Alwfe801/
Aselfesh771/
Alfais73337/
Alfeez73202/
Halfer73122/
Alfieh7335/
Golfes7323/
Allfie7319/
Halfed7313/
Alfish7311/
Alphes7311/
Alfhei7310/
Alfisz739/
Alfeet739/
Alhfis734/
Alpfer734/
Aselfe734/
Halfey733/
Alferz732/
Allfed732/
Alfeid732/
Alffie732/
Alfhed732/
Alfeha732/
Elfees731/
Elfesh731/
Ellfes731/
Ailefe731/
Alfech731/
Alffed731/
Halfie731/
Alfice731/
Ealfee731/
Alfgeh731/
Alfece731/
Galfez731/
Allfey730/
Aulfey730/
Halfee730/
Alfise730/
Alfett730/
Elfeis730/
Olfest730/
Alfa6770,054/
Alfy6713,975/
Alfeche677,226/
Alfi675,874/
Alpheus67450/
Ohlfest67124/
Olfe6798/
Alfiche6778/
Alpheis6747/
Alfè6723/
Halpfer6712/
Alpheas674/
Aslfech674/
Alphies674/
Alfetce673/
Alhfeez673/
Haulfee672/
Alfheed672/
Halfedt671/
Halfett671/
Hailfey671/
Alfeich671/
Alfeova671/
Alfé671/
Alfhead671/
Elfiesh671/
Alfeeha671/
Halfish670/
Hailfer670/
Aulfedt670/
Halfice670/
Helfess670/
Haslfey670/

Alfes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alfes in the Hindi language
अलफेसalaphesa-
Alfes in the Russian language
Альфесalfes-

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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 Alfes
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