Alfson Surname

620,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Alfson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alfson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4601:787,95460,928
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

Alfson (11) may also be a first name.

Alfson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alfson is most common in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 620,716th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 14,722,315 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Alfson are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Alfson is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 11 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 460 people, or 1 in 787,954. In The United States Alfson is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 19 percent are found, South Dakota, where 14 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 4 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Alfson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Alfson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 359 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alfson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Alfson are 20.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.5% registered with the political party.

Alfson earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.17% more than the national average, earning $47,106 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alfsson92117/
Alfsen83689/
Olfson8384/
Alfzon8315/
Alwson839/
Alfsom832/
Alphson7723/
Olfsson778/
Halvson771/
Álfsson771/
Olffson770/
Eilefson7166/
Olfsen6766/
Olbson6716/
Eyjlfsson6715/
Alvsen676/
Alwsun672/
Olwson671/
Ohlfsen6210/
Holbson624/
Alvåsen623/
Alvsund622/
Alwsand621/
Albssan621/
Alhfzan621/
Álvsson621/
Eilefsen5778/
Golfshan5772/
Golvsion571/
Healfzen570/
Alwzan507/
Alwsam501/

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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 Alfson
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