Alffa Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Alffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania121:341,23914,334
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Alffa (13) may also be a first name.

Alffa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alffa is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alffa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,307,654th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Alffa are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Alffa is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 341,239. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 92 percent reside and Gorgol Region, where 8 percent reside. Besides Mauritania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 24 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alffat917/
Alffha911/
Alfa8970,054/
Alffaia831/
Alfai804,974/
Alfaz801,592/
Alfah801,229/
Alfau801,096/
Alfad801,036/
Halfa80821/
Alfat80735/
Alfas80306/
Galfa8085/
Alfha8082/
Alfaj8057/
Alfay8040/
Alffi8018/
Alfaa8016/
Allfa809/
Alfea808/
Aalfa807/
Alwfa805/
Alhfa804/
Aelfa804/
Ahlfa803/
Alpfa802/
Alffe801/
Aulfa801/
Alfga801/
Alfaï801/
Alffy801/
Alffo801/
Alfaia736,984/
Alfaiz732,053/
Alfaya731,768/
Alfhad73524/
Alfais73337/
Alfaha73259/
Alfaid73210/
Alfayz73206/
Halfah73144/
Galffy7350/
Alfast7350/
Aulffo7348/
Aglifa7338/
Aulfah7336/
Alfaaz7316/
Alfaut7315/
Alfaij7314/
Alfhat738/
Halfas737/
Alfaja737/
Alfait737/
Aulfat734/
Alfaad733/
Halfaz733/
Alfats732/
Alfeas732/
Alffie732/
Alfass732/
Galfah732/
Alfeha732/
Aalfaj731/
Alfaat731/
Alfadh731/
Alfasp731/
Alffed731/
Halfai731/
Alfayd731/
Alfaïa731/
Alfoha731/
Alfadz731/
Alwfaa731/
Alfahs731/
Alfayt731/
Alfaih731/
Alfaud731/
Hailfa731/
Alfy6713,975/
Alfi675,874/
Elfa671,034/
Alfe67564/
Alfhaid67485/
Alfo67351/
Olfa67253/
Halfast6791/
Alfè6723/
Alfaidz674/
Alfahdd672/
Alfò672/
Alfauiy671/
Alfeova671/
Allfath671/
Allfatt671/
Alfé671/
Alfó671/
Alfaash671/
Alfahdh671/
Alfhead671/
Alfeeha671/
Hallfah671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Alffa
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