Alpheus Surname

666,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Alpheus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alpheus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2271:780,36535,035
Indonesia1021:1,296,56190,231
Trinidad and Tobago241:56,8324,715
Namibia231:104,7578,986
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Solomon Islands201:29,0015,821
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Alpheus (15,370) may also be a first name.

Alpheus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alpheus is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alpheus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 666,162nd most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 16,194,546 people. Alpheus occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Alpheus are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alpheus is also the 45,617th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 15,370 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 227 people, or 1 in 780,365. In Nigeria Alpheus is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 32 percent live, Rivers, where 22 percent live and Delta, where 14 percent live. Not including Nigeria Alpheus is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and Trinidad and Tobago, where 5 percent live.

Alpheus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Alpheus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Alpheus surname rose 114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alpheus Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Alpheus earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.13% less than the national average, earning R 80,496 per year and in United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alpeheus931/
Alphus9283/
Alphes9211/
Alpeus9211/
Alpheu924/
Allpheaus881/
Alphaus8666/
Alpheis8647/
Alphous8631/
Alphaes865/
Elpheus865/
Alpheas864/
Alphies864/
Alphoes862/
Alphues862/
Alphuse861/
Alhpeus861/
Alphush861/
Alphuis861/
Alpes83569/
Alpus8340/
Alphu831/
Alphaues807/
Alphouse803/
Alhpeaus802/
Alphause801/
Halphaus800/
Alfeus772,500/
Alphee77976/
Alphas77115/
Alpous7748/
Alphey7729/
Alphie7728/
Alphei7727/
Elphus7721/
Alphos7719/
Halpes7715/
Alpuis7714/
Alpeis7710/
Alpaes777/
Alpush774/
Alpfus771/
Halpus771/
Galpes771/
Alphou771/
Alpies771/
Allpes771/
Alphis771/
Alphys771/
Alpu73405/
Alpuche715,508/
Alpeche711,626/
Alpiche71129/
Halpaus71105/
Alphios7124/
Alphose7113/
Alpetse7113/
Alphoce715/
Alpesse713/
Alpaush711/
Halpous711/
Alpheyo711/
Olphuis711/
Halpest711/
Alpache711/
Elphaus711/
Elphies711/
Alphace711/
Allpuss710/
Alpas673,697/
Alfes67876/
Alpis67628/
Alpos67568/
Alpitche67447/
Alpetche67394/
Alpuy67380/
Alpez67316/
Alpou67224/
Alpys67168/
Alfeu67116/
Elpus67108/
Olpus67105/
Alfus6789/
Elpes6782/
Alput6763/
Alpui6736/
Olpes6733/
Allpu6719/
Alpey677/
Elphayus674/
Alpusova673/
Holphaus671/
Galpu671/
Alphasse671/
Alpie671/

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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 Alpheus
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