Alfos Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Alfos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alfos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
Spain601:779,20132,544
France371:1,795,209158,669
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Alfós (5) are calculated separately.

Alfos (362) may also be a first name.

Alfos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alfos (Arabic: الفوص, Hindi: अल्फोस) is found most in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant: Alfós. For other potential spellings of Alfos click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfos? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,098,270th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,679,578 people. The surname Alfos occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Alfos are found; 51 percent are found in Southern Africa and 51 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 457,558th most prevalent given name worldwide It is held by 362 people.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 479,449. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 98 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 27 percent reside and France, where 17 percent reside.

Alfos Last Name Statistics demography

Alfos earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.48% less than the national average, earning R 124,800 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alfós935/
Alfoes916/
Alfous915/
Alfhos911/
Alfoos911/
Alfose911/
Alfo89351/
Halfous8327/
Alfosse835/
Alfouse833/
Alfhose831/
Halfost830/
Galfo802,176/
Alfas80306/
Olfos80126/
Alfou80105/
Alfus8089/
Alfoy805/
Elfos804/
Ailfo803/
Alfoh802/
Alfot802/
Alfod801/
Alfop801/
Alfox801/
Alffo801/
Alfosova775/
Gallfgos773/
Alfousse771/
Gailfoss771/
Alfeus732,500/
Halfoy7358/
Galfas7356/
Alfast7350/
Aulffo7348/
Golfos7340/
Alfuss7324/
Alphos7319/
Alfuse738/
Halfas737/
Galfus737/
Alfass732/
Galfou732/
Alfats732/
Alfoid732/
Ealefo732/
Alpfus731/
Alfasp731/
Alfooz731/
Alfahs731/
Alfoha731/
Elfosh731/
Gallfo731/
Aulfus730/
Halfus730/
Halfod730/
Allfhouse711/
Alfa6770,054/
Halfast6791/
Gailfus6772/
Galfouz6752/
Galfusz6736/
Alphous6731/
Halfout6716/
Gallfus6716/
Alphose6713/
Olfo678/
Alfahse676/
Alfò672/
Alphoes672/
Alfó671/
Halfgas671/
Asselfo671/
Alfaash671/
Aulfuse670/
Allfoot670/

Alfos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alfos in the Hindi language
अल्फोसalphosa-
Alfos in the Arabic language
الفوصalfws-

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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 Alfos
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