Alforov Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Alforov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alforov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Alforov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alforov (Russian: Алфьоров) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alforov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Alforov reside; 67 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 67 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 22,761,348. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Zaporizhia Oblast, where 100 percent are found. Other than Ukraine it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alforova938/
Alferov864,862/
Alfarov863/
Alfarova803/
Alfurova802/
Galfaurov7519/
Halfarova759/
Galfurova751/
Alferev71725/
Galfaurova7111/
Olferov719/
Alferof715/
Alferow712/
Alfarow711/
Alferoff6782/
Olferev572/

Alforov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alforov in the Russian language
Алфьоровalforov-

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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
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  • 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 Alforov
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