Alfons Surname

76,260th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,428 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Alfons Surname User-submission:

(Spanish, Italian) This surname comes from Aþalfuns, composed by the elements aþal, meaning 'noble', and funs, meaning 'impatient', 'brave', 'clever'. Therefore the surname means 'noble brave' or 'noble disposed to combat'.

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Alfons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3,2991:40,0884,643
Egypt2,0141:45,6484,549
Micronesia1791:594148
Austria1391:61,2629,543
Netherlands1231:137,29421,086
India1081:7,102,457156,472
Namibia971:24,8394,039
Pakistan701:2,552,05622,156
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Sweden401:246,16917,052
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Lebanon311:181,8418,070
Taiwan291:808,4405,718
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Alfons (133,127) may also be a first name.

Alfons Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Spanish, Italian) This surname comes from Aþalfuns, composed by the elements aþal, meaning 'noble', and funs, meaning 'impatient', 'brave', 'clever'. Therefore the surname means 'noble brave' or 'noble disposed to combat'.

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Alfons Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alfons (Hindi: अल्फोन्स, Marathi: अलफोन्स) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfons? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 76,260th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,133,719 people. Alfons occurs mostly in Asia, where 54 percent of Alfons are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Alfons is also the 7,826th most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 133,127 people.

The last name is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 3,299 people, or 1 in 40,088. In Indonesia Alfons is most frequent in: Maluku, where 86 percent reside, West Java, where 5 percent reside and West Papua, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia Alfons is found in 45 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 31 percent reside and Micronesia, where 3 percent reside.

Alfons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Alfons has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alfons last name increased 1,125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alfons Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Maronite (89%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Alfons last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Alfons earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 60.51% less than the national average, earning R 93,852 per year and in United States they earn 13.2% less than the national average, earning $37,452 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alfonse921,355/
Alfouns921/
Alfonsp921/
Alfhons921/
Alfonsh921/
Alfonsse861/
Alfans8325/
Alfonz8316/
Elfons831/
Olfons831/
Alfonsova8015/
Alfonsová804/
Alfphonse801/
Alfonce774,047/
Alphons77718/
Olfonse776/
Allfans774/
Alfonze773/
Alfunse773/
Alfanse773/
Alfonzp771/
Alphonse7148,795/
Alpfonce714/
Alfhonce712/
Allphons712/
Alphoons711/
Alfounce711/
Alphonst711/
Olfans6798/
Alfanz6745/
Alfphonce674/
Elfans673/
Aalphonse673/
Alphonnse672/
Alphousns671/
Alphonsse671/
Alphonz628/
Alphans624/
Alphuns622/
Alphoms621/
Alphonce5757,639/
Alphonze576/
Alphunse571/
Alphanse571/
Alphonnce531/
Olfanz505/

Alfons Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alfons in the Marathi language
अलफोन्सalaphonsa-
Alfons in the Hindi language
अल्फोन्सalphonsa60
अल्फोंसalphonsa20
अलफोन्सalaphonsa20

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