Alférez Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Alférez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alférez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Mexico331:3,761,40025,486
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Alferez (22,578) & Alfèrez (4) are calculated separately.

Alférez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alférez is most common in Spain. It may appear in the variant forms: Alferez or Alfèrez. Click here for further potential spellings of Alférez.

How Common Is The Last Name Alférez? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,061,309th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Alférez reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

Alférez is most frequently used in Spain, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 1,263,569. In Spain it is mostly found in: Andalusia, where 43 percent are found, Catalonia, where 30 percent are found and Madrid, where 19 percent are found. Besides Spain this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 40 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alferez9522,578/
Alfèrez954/
Alfirez869/
Alferrez803/
Alferezx801/
Alfereez801/
Alfere7779/
Alferes7111,195/
Alfiere7191/
Alfered7124/
Alferiz7118/
Alfires7112/
Alfired718/
Alfiriz718/
Alferej712/
Allfire712/
Alfiret712/
Alferet711/
Alferie711/
Alfirzi711/
Alferey711/
Alferex711/
Alfério711/
Galfire711/
Alferer711/
Alferice6710/
Alfearie674/
Alfieres672/
Alfferes672/
Alfierie672/
Alferies671/
Alfereej671/
Alfereas671/
Golfirez671/
Galfires671/
Alffiret671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Alférez
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