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

The last name Alpha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻔﺎ, Hindi: अल्फा, Marathi: अलफा, Oriya: ଆଲଫା) has its highest incidence in Sierra Leone. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname Alpha is the 16,109^th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 210,751 people. Alpha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Alpha are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,522^nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 408,970 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Sierra Leone, where it is carried by 13,428 people, or 1 in 528. Not including Sierra Leone it occurs in 110 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 13 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.

Alpha Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Alpha has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alpha Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (53%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Alpha surname are 27.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Alpha earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.01% less than the national average, earning $41,849 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.59% more than the national average, earning $55,442 CAD per year.