Alfing Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Alfing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alfing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1181:682,25052,603
Netherlands901:187,63526,551
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
United States221:16,475,406557,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Alfing Last Name Facts

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

Alfing occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfing? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,003,904th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Alfing are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Alfing is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 682,250. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 63 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 24 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 35 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.

Alfing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Alfing has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 138 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alfing Last Name Statistics demography

Alfing earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.64% less than the national average, earning $35,538 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aalfing921/
Alfin912,335/
Alfina831,271/
Halfin83205/
Galfin83127/
Elfing8311/
Ealfin835/
Alfion833/
Alfuin833/
Alfien832/
Alffin831/
Allfin830/
Alfn807/
Helfing7736/
Hallfin7735/
Golfing771/
Halfeng771/
Holfing770/
Halffin770/
Alfaeng770/
Alfen73331/
Alfim7345/
Olfin7340/
Alfín732/
Alfnt731/
Halfn730/
Alfinova716/
Alphin671,662/
Halfen67968/
Golfin67397/
Ahlvin67219/
Alfuen67183/
Alfend6711/
Galfen6710/
Alfeen6710/
Alffen679/
Olfina678/
Halfim677/
Alhfne672/
Halfnd672/
Alfenn671/
Alfoen671/
Elfink671/
Halfyn671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Alfing
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