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Where Does The Last Name Alfs Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Alfs occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfs? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 567,444^th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 13,083,565 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Alfs are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,590,275^th most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 41 people.

The last name Alfs is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 400 people, or 1 in 201,264. In Germany Alfs is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 55 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent reside and Berlin, where 5 percent reside. Other than Germany it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Poland, where 9 percent reside.

Alfs Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Alfs has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 266 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alfs Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Alfs surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Alfs earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.82% less than the national average, earning $40,639 USD per year.