Alpha Surname
Approximately 34,579 people bear this surname
Alpha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 13,428 | 1:528 | 92 |
| Chad | 4,525 | 1:3,004 | 515 |
| Nigeria | 3,543 | 1:49,998 | 3,830 |
| Benin | 2,225 | 1:4,645 | 609 |
| Niger | 1,764 | 1:10,880 | 819 |
| Philippines | 1,533 | 1:66,039 | 11,275 |
| Ghana | 1,247 | 1:21,669 | 2,663 |
| Mali | 710 | 1:23,900 | 839 |
| United States | 690 | 1:525,303 | 43,812 |
| Egypt | 610 | 1:150,714 | 11,610 |
| DR Congo | 568 | 1:130,070 | 13,970 |
| France | 445 | 1:149,265 | 23,131 |
| Liberia | 376 | 1:11,725 | 1,271 |
| Morocco | 341 | 1:101,103 | 17,469 |
| Mauritania | 317 | 1:12,918 | 1,250 |
| Ivory Coast | 244 | 1:94,554 | 4,955 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Israel | 209 | 1:40,946 | 5,587 |
| Tanzania | 181 | 1:292,495 | 22,657 |
| Cameroon | 135 | 1:153,845 | 16,852 |
| India | 130 | 1:5,900,503 | 139,327 |
| Kenya | 127 | 1:363,621 | 21,126 |
| Papua New Guinea | 124 | 1:65,756 | 8,577 |
| Greece | 87 | 1:127,354 | 21,286 |
| England | 86 | 1:647,884 | 37,755 |
| Brazil | 72 | 1:2,973,255 | 87,092 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| United Arab Emirates | 57 | 1:160,742 | 11,909 |
| Belgium | 53 | 1:216,918 | 27,806 |
| Malaysia | 41 | 1:719,371 | 33,828 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Burkina Faso | 24 | 1:764,671 | 8,666 |
| China | 22 | 1:62,150,980 | 3,380 |
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Madagascar | 16 | 1:1,478,115 | 2,908 |
| Guinea | 15 | 1:788,921 | 1,267 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Vietnam | 6 | 1:15,441,009 | 3,090 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Norfolk Island | 1 | 1:2,295 | 315 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 45 | 1:1,115,971 | 64,142 |
Alpha (408,970) may also be a first name.
Alpha Demographics
Average Male Alpha Height
176.03 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Alpha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alpha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alpha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻔﺎ, Hindi: अल्फा, Marathi: अलफा, Oriya: ଆଲଫା) is found most in Sierra Leone. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Alpha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alpha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Alpha is the 16,109th most frequently held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 210,751 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Alpha reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alpha is also the 2,522nd most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 408,970 people.
Alpha is most commonly held in Sierra Leone, where it is carried by 13,428 people, or 1 in 528. Other than Sierra Leone it is found in 110 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.
Alpha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Alpha has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Alpha last name grew 1,533 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Alpha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (53%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Alpha are 27.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.47% being registered to vote for the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alpha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha in the Hindi language | ||
| अल्फा | alpha | - |
| Alpha in the Marathi language | ||
| अलफा | alapha | - |
| Alpha in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲଫା | alapha | 93.33 |
| ଆଲାଫା | alapha | 6.67 |
| Alpha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻔﺎ | alfa | 39.45 |
| ﺁﻟﻔﺎ | alfa | 31.8 |
| ﺃﻟﻔﺎ | alfa | 18.35 |
| ﺃﻟﻒ | alf | 3.36 |
| ﺍﻟﻒ | alf | 3.36 |
| ﺍﻟﻔﻪ | alfh | 0.61 |
| ﺃﻟﻔﻪ | alfh | 0.31 |
| ﺁﻻﻓﺎ | alafa | 0.31 |
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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 Alpha
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