Alfonso Surname

2,510th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220,512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cuba
Highest density in:
Cuba

Alfonso Surname Definition:

Descendant of Alfonso, a Spanish form of Alphonso (noble, ready; one who came from Alfonso, in Spain).

Found in nearly all Spain, but more often with spelling "Alonso," the equivalent of French name "Alphonse." Derived from German surname "Adelfuns," - a nobleman preparing for combat.

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Alfonso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cuba50,3451:22935
Colombia36,1401:1,322273
Philippines31,3951:3,225236
Argentina21,9181:1,950250
Spain17,4521:2,679313
Mexico16,2901:7,620864
United States13,4921:26,8653,366
Paraguay12,1241:597154
Venezuela2,1791:13,8611,144
Italy2,1651:28,2485,036
Uruguay2,1321:1,610199
Malawi1,8821:9,0961,402
Ecuador1,8461:8,6161,390
Dominican Republic1,1401:9,152787
Peru1,0411:30,5323,118
Panama9731:4,021484
France9451:70,2899,801
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
Brazil8151:262,66810,096
Canada7031:52,4126,292
India5311:1,444,56854,974
Australia3611:74,7808,771
England3101:179,73616,229
Zimbabwe2951:52,3337,962
Indonesia2941:449,82737,418
Chile2741:64,2942,694
Guatemala2451:65,6442,490
South Africa2241:241,86524,757
Trinidad and Tobago2021:6,7521,018
Micronesia1981:537140
El Salvador1881:33,7441,128
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Nigeria1211:1,463,99056,236
Nicaragua1031:58,4571,511
Puerto Rico821:43,2941,067
Switzerland801:102,66110,922
Germany791:1,019,05669,716
Andorra731:1,148193
Thailand671:1,054,304158,943
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Pakistan551:3,248,07125,480
Guam541:2,965391
Honduras531:166,3482,065
Belgium491:234,62529,441
Costa Rica401:119,5021,876
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Taiwan201:1,172,2378,044
Greece171:651,75273,285
Ireland141:336,35312,021
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Marshall Islands121:4,318834
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Palau91:2,40559
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
China61:227,886,92811,701
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Norway61:857,04855,549
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Abkhazia41:60,7163,073
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Djibouti41:228,733966
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Laos41:1,647,081888
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Macau31:200,543803
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Comoros11:749,524685
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Alfonso (860,354) may also be a first name.

Alfonso Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Descendant of Alfonso, a Spanish form of Alphonso (noble, ready; one who came from Alfonso, in Spain).

Found in nearly all Spain, but more often with spelling "Alonso," the equivalent of French name "Alphonse." Derived from German surname "Adelfuns," - a nobleman preparing for combat. In old German, "aide" means noble and "funs" means prepared.

This is a German word "adelfuns" that comes from "adal" meaning of noble lineage and "funs" meaning ready. Therefore, the noble man who is ready for combat.

See Alonso.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

King Wamba (¿? - 688), gave, in 673, the title Alt-funs (noble ready for combat) to his nephew Desiderius. Desiderius adopted it later as surname, hence the motto in the coat of arms 'De mi Desiderio godo, y del rey Wamba sobrino, procede esta casa en todo, por linea recta y camino' (From Desiderius The Gothic, nephew of king Wamba, proceeds this house in straight line' ) The first family manor was in Mediania de Valdivieso, Spain. Over the years the surname changed to Altfonsus, Alfonsus, Alfonso. They were the firsts using Alfonso as a surname.

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(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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Alfonso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alfonso (Arabic: الفنسو, Hindi: एलफोन्सो, Marathi: आलफोन्सो, Russian: Альфонсо) occurs most in Cuba. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfonso? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,510th most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 33,048 people. The surname Alfonso occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Alfonso live; 36 percent live in South America and 23 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean. Alfonso is also the 1,083rd most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 860,354 people.

It is most widespread in Cuba, where it is borne by 50,345 people, or 1 in 229. In Cuba it is primarily concentrated in: Havana, where 18 percent are found, Matanzas Province, where 14 percent are found and Sancti Spíritus Province, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Cuba this last name is found in 130 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 16 percent are found and The Philippines, where 14 percent are found.

Alfonso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Alfonso has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 28,706 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 10,333 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 1,400 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Alfonso Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Alfonso last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Maronite (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Alfonso last name are 5.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.38% registered with the party.

The amount Alfonso earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 45.14% more than the national average, earning €43,585 per year; in Peru they earn 15.15% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,448 per year; in South Africa they earn 70.29% more than the national average, earning R 404,676 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.69% more than the national average, earning $25,356,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.49% less than the national average, earning $42,504 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.74% more than the national average, earning $54,024 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Alfonso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alfonso in the Marathi language
आलफोन्सोalaphonso36.84
अलफॉन्सोalaphonso23.68
अफोनसोaphonaso15.79
अलफॉसोalaphoso10.53
फ़ोन्सोfonso5.26
अफोन्सोaphonso5.26
अन्फोन्सोanphonso2.63
Alfonso in the Hindi language
एलफोन्सोelaphonso33.33
अल्फोन्सोalphonso33.33
अल्फोंसोalphonso33.33
Alfonso in the Russian language
Альфонсоalfonso-
Alfonso in the Arabic language
الفنسوalfnsw-

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