Alfiya Surname
Approximately 2,880 people bear this surname
Alfiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,415 | 1:40,392 | 4,505 |
| Indonesia | 431 | 1:306,843 | 27,171 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Alfiya (56,325) may also be a first name.
Alfiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alfiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alfiya (Hindi: अल्फिया, Marathi: अलफ़ीया, Russian: Альфия) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alfiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alfiya is the 152,747th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,530,398 people. The surname Alfiya occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Alfiya reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 16,696th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 56,325 people.
The surname is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Not including Ethiopia Alfiya is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alfiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alfiya in the Marathi language | ||
| अलफ़ीया | alafiya | - |
| Alfiya in the Hindi language | ||
| अल्फिया | alphiya | 49.49 |
| अलफिया | alaphiya | 33.45 |
| अल्फीया | alphiya | 12.29 |
| आल्फिया | alphiya | 2.39 |
| अलफीया | alaphiya | 1.71 |
| आल्फीया | alphiya | 0.68 |
| Alfiya in the Russian language | ||
| Альфия | alfia | - |
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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 Alfiya
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