Alpheous Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Botswana

Alpheous Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alpheous Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria691:2,567,28683,988
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Alpheous (357) may also be a first name.

Alpheous Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alpheous occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alpheous? popularity and diffusion

The last name Alpheous is the 1,994,173rd most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Alpheous reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 461,021st most widespread given name in the world, held by 357 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 2,567,286. In Nigeria Alpheous is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 51 percent are found, Rivers, where 42 percent are found and Abia, where 6 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 19 percent are found and Chad, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alphieous942/
Alphaeous941/
Alpheaous941/
Alpeous930/
Alpheaus88647/
Alphious8845/
Alphieus881/
Alpeheus881/
Alpheo86154/
Alphius80140/
Alphios8024/
Alpious806/
Alpheas804/
Alpeaus801/
Alfeous801/
Alhfeou801/
Alfphius753/
Alpius71209/
Galpeo713/
Alpios712/
Alfheo711/
Alpoiu711/
Alphias6763/
Alfious672/
Halpieu671/
Alpfius671/

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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 Alpheous
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