Alfon Surname

117,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Alfon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alfon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3,4421:29,4134,196
Brazil1421:1,507,56650,366
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Israel231:372,07130,321
Taiwan211:1,116,4167,706
France141:4,744,480251,814
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
England21:27,859,030389,889
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Alfón (2) are calculated separately.

Alfon (2,316) may also be a first name.

Alfon Last Name Facts

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

Alfon (Marathi: अलफोन, Russian: Альфон) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Alfón. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 117,938th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,868,602 people. The last name Alfon occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Alfon reside; 89 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 88 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Alfon is also the 154,703rd most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 2,316 people.

The surname is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 3,442 people, or 1 in 29,413. In The Philippines it is most common in: Bicol, where 33 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 16 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 14 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines this surname exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Alfon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Alfon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Alfon surname grew 7,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alfon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alfon last name are 23.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.47% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Alfon earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 51.19% more than the national average, earning $65,236 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.13% more than the national average, earning $49,749 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alfón932/
Halfon913,923/
Alfone91141/
Alfond9184/
Alfont9152/
Galfon915/
Alfong914/
Alfoen911/
Halfoun83209/
Halfond8366/
Alfonth8350/
Ahlfont8328/
Galfoon8310/
Alfosin833/
Halfone831/
Allfont830/
Alfan807,038/
Olfon8026/
Elfon8022/
Alfom808/
Alfun806/
Alfán803/
Alfonova779/
Halfoune777/
Alfonque771/
Hallfond771/
Halfan734,585/
Alfane73241/
Helfon7370/
Alfaan7337/
Galfan7328/
Alfhan7327/
Alfant7326/
Alphon7315/
Halfom7313/
Galfun7312/
Alfund739/
Alfang736/
Alfuin733/
Alfand733/
Olffon732/
Allfan731/
Elfoun731/
Galfón731/
Galfàn731/
Alfanh731/
Alfune731/
Golfon731/
Alfutin6774/
Alphone6745/
Halfant6742/
Alfatin6733/
Hölfont6719/
Alphond679/
Alfphan675/
Alphont675/
Alfasin671/
Alfahan671/
Hölfond671/
Houlfon671/
Ailphon671/
Alphoen671/
Oilfone671/
Halfane671/
Holfond670/

Alfon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alfon in the Marathi language
अलफोनalaphona-
Alfon in the Russian language
Альфонalfon-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alfon
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