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

The last name Alfes (Hindi: अलफेस, Russian: Альфес) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 401,066th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 8,319,116 people. Alfes occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Alfes live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 39 people.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 714 people, or 1 in 112,753. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 86 percent are found, Bremen, where 3 percent are found and Bavaria, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Germany Alfes is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Alfes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Alfes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alfes last name increased 443 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alfes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alfes last name are 5.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.17% 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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