Alphen Surname

671,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Alphen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alphen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2971:56,8599,787
United States941:3,855,946211,262
France171:3,907,219231,005
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
England11:55,718,059489,080
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Alphen (69) may also be a first name.

Alphen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alphen occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alphen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 671,677th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 16,376,508 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Alphen reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,171,416th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 69 people.

This surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 297 people, or 1 in 56,859. In The Netherlands Alphen is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 38 percent reside, South Holland, where 27 percent reside and North Holland, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Alphen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Alphen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alphen surname grew 1,343 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alphen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Alphen surname are 37.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.32% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Alphen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 23.86% less than the national average, earning 263,492 kr per year and in United States they earn 22.6% more than the national average, earning $52,900 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halphen92866/
Alphein921/
Alphoen921/
Galphen920/
Alphene920/
Alphn910/
Alpechen8610/
Alphenne861/
Halphene860/
Halphein860/
Alphin831,662/
Olphen8348/
Alpein832/
Alphne831/
Allphn831/
Elphen830/
Allphin77894/
Galphin77144/
Halphin7769/
Alphine7750/
Alphina775/
Alpheim772/
Alphène771/
Golphen771/
Halpein770/
Allphne770/
Halphenová751/
Alfen73331/
Alpechin7154/
Ollphent712/
Allphine712/
Alpichin711/
Halphine710/
Golphenn710/
Alpuin67988/
Halfen67968/
Alpine67367/
Alfuen67183/
Olphin67121/
Alpoin6729/
Alfend6711/
Galfen6710/
Alfeen6710/
Alffen679/
Alpain677/
Alfien672/
Alhfne672/
Elphin672/
Alpuín671/
Alfoen671/
Alfenn671/
Alphim670/
Ahlven670/

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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 Alphen
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