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 found most in Ethiopia. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alfiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 152,747th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,530,398 people. The last name Alfiya is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Alfiya are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 16,696th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 56,325 people.
It is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Apart from Ethiopia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 15 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
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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