Alfu Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Panama
Highest density in:
Panama

Alfu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alfu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Panama351:111,7794,120
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
India91:85,229,487684,495
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Alfu (771) may also be a first name.

Alfu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alfu (Hindi: अल्फू, Russian: Альфу) is carried by more people in Panama than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alfu is the 2,075,631st most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 45 percent of Alfu live; 43 percent live in Central America and 43 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 295,600th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 771 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Panama, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 111,779. In Panama it is most numerous in: Panamá Province, where 80 percent are found, Chiriquí Province, where 14 percent are found and Bocas del Toro Province, where 3 percent are found. Other than Panama Alfu exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 18 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alfau891,096/
Alfut89215/
Alfeu89116/
Alfou89105/
Alfus8989/
Alfuz8915/
Alfuß893/
Alfuh891/
Alfeus802,500/
Alfuth80195/
Alfuss8024/
Alfaut8015/
Alfous805/
Alfuch802/
Galfou802/
Alfaud801/
Alpfus801/
Halfus800/
Aulfus800/
Elfu752,103/
Olfu7510/
Alfó751/
Halfous7327/
Halfout7316/
Alfhuid731/
Halfhuid67160/
Elfau6760/
Olfus6732/
Golfu673/
Eilfu671/
Elfou671/
Alphu671/

Alfu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alfu in the Hindi language
अल्फूalphu64.81
अलफूalaphu24.07
अल्फुalphu9.26
आल्फ़ूalfu1.85
Alfu in the Russian language
Альфуalfu-

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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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  • 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 Alfu
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