Alfheim Surname

616,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Alfheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alfheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3531:14,5671,701
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Alfheim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alfheim is most common in Norway. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfheim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alfheim is the 616,129th most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 14,575,092 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Alfheim live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 353 people, or 1 in 14,567. In Norway it is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 50 percent are found, Western Norway, where 30 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Norway this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Sweden, where 8 percent are found.

Alfheim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Alfheim last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Alfheim earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.63% less than the national average, earning 326,579 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.34% more than the national average, earning $45,884 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.69% less than the national average, earning $45,861 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elfheim868/
Alpheim862/
Alfheem861/
Alfim8345/
Alfaheem807/
Alfham7711/
Halfim777/
Halfem773/
Alfhen772/
Alfahm771/
Alphim770/
Galfim770/
Alfaham71258/
Alfasim716/
Alfajem716/
Alfhina714/
Alfeine713/
Alfahme712/
Alphoim711/
Alphein711/
Alfimova671,623/
Alfam6729/
Olfem673/
Elfim671/
Halphein670/

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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 Alfheim
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