Alfreds Surname

640,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 475 people bear this surname

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

Alfreds Surname Definition:

Alfred's (Son): v. Alfred.

Alfreds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2201:246,26225,099
Australia831:325,24927,873
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
England261:2,143,00282,017
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

The alternate forms: Alfrēds (1) are calculated separately.

Alfreds (3,863) may also be a first name.

Alfreds Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Alfred's (Son): v. Alfred.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Alfreds Last Name Facts

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

Alfreds (Arabic: الفريدس) is most common in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant: Alfrēds. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfreds? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 640,141st most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,342,202 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Alfreds live; 46 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 112,965th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 3,863 people.

The last name Alfreds is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 220 people, or 1 in 246,262. In South Africa Alfreds is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 40 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 21 percent reside and Gauteng, where 15 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Alfreds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Alfreds has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alfreds surname grew 169 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 236 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alfreds Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alfreds last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Alfreds earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.26% less than the national average, earning R 122,952 per year; in United States they earn 24.34% more than the national average, earning $53,653 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.52% more than the national average, earning $52,921 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alfrēds951/
Alfrieds931/
Alfred's931/
Alfred92165,605/
Alfres9252/
Alfried86140/
Alfread8668/
Alfreus8645/
Halfred8632/
Alfreed8631/
Allfred8624/
Alffred8623/
Alfrets8619/
Alfreid8613/
Alfredt868/
Alfrred866/
Alfredd864/
Alfreud864/
Ailfred863/
Alfredc863/
Alfresd862/
Aalfred861/
Ealfred861/
Alfresh861/
Alfrees861/
Alfries861/
Alfress860/
Allfres860/
Alfre8372/
Aalfried803/
D'Alfred801/
Alfresse801/
Alfrey771,711/
Galfre771,690/
Alfree77148/
Alfret7740/
Alfrid7735/
Alfris7727/
Alfrez7727/
Alfreh7710/
Alfreu777/
Olfred776/
Alfrie774/
Olfres774/
Alfrjd772/
Alfréd771/
Alfrea770/
Alfredova7513/
Alfredová752/
Allfrey71513/
Allfree71235/
Alfroid7195/
Halfrey7156/
Alphred7154/
Alfreth7143/
Alfraid7140/
Aulfrey7134/
Alfrits7133/
Golfred7114/
Alfreih719/
Alfreeh718/
Allfréd714/
Alfreah712/
Alfrieh711/
Alferts711/
Galfret711/
Alfreet711/
Galfrey710/
Ollfred710/
Alfri6788/
Alfra6711/
Alfry6710/
Ahlfridh675/
Alfrè672/
Alfreche672/
Alfrydzh671/
Alphreid671/
Alferche671/
Alfré671/
Hallfrey671/
Halfrech670/
Elfreths670/

Alfreds Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alfreds in the Arabic language
الفريدسalfryds-

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