Alof Surname
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
Alof Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 116 | 1:694,013 | 53,217 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Alof (77) may also be a first name.
Alof Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alof Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alof (Russian: Алоф) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Alof click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alof? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,511,557th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Alof reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,100,117th most numerous first name globally It is held by 77 people.
The last name Alof is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 694,013. In Germany Alof is primarily concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 45 percent reside, Hesse, where 28 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 7 percent reside and Russia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alof Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alof in the Russian language | ||
| Алоф | alof | - |
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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 Alof
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