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

The last name Alfing is found most in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfing? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,003,904th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. The surname Alfing is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Alfing live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 682,250. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 63 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 24 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent live. Apart from Germany Alfing is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 35 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.

Alfing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Alfing has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alfing last name rose 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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