Alff Surname

245,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Alff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6011:133,95316,317
Brazil4381:488,75418,455
United States3411:1,062,92977,588
France841:790,74795,785
Luxembourg711:8,1771,280
England421:1,326,62059,571
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Alff (17) may also be a first name.

Alff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alff (Russian: Альфф) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 245,548th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,495,710 people. The last name Alff is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Alff live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Germanic Europe. Alff is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 17 people.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 601 people, or 1 in 133,953. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 24 percent are found and Saarland, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Germany Alff is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 21 percent are found.

Alff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Alff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Alff last name increased 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Alff surname are 3.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.55% registered with the party.

Alff earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.61% more than the national average, earning $48,590 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halff89286/
Ahlff8941/
Ailff892/
Alffe891/
Alf861,587/
Ahlf751,811/
Aslf75841/
Alfe75564/
Alfs75557/
Half75404/
Alft75231/
Olff75212/
Elff7532/
Aulf7521/
Allf7515/
Alfz7510/
Galf756/
Alhf754/
Alfì754/
Aelf753/
Alfh752/
Aalf751/
Ailf751/
Aylf751/
Autleff730/
Aalfs67301/
Alfhd67280/
Helff67245/
Halft67197/
Ahlfs67149/
Ailef67116/
Halfe6778/
Golff6775/
Holff6755/
Gaulf6711/
Aglif6710/
Aulfs679/
Alhfs672/
Ohlff672/
Allfe671/
Alphf671/
Aaslf671/
Halwf671/
Aylef671/
Hallf671/
Aself671/
Allhf671/
Asilf671/
Alwfe671/
Ahlft670/

Alff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alff in the Russian language
Альффalff-

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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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  • 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 Alff
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