Alphons Surname

468,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Suriname

Alphons Surname User-submission:

(Spanish, Italian) This surname comes from Aþalfuns, composed by the elements aþal, meaning 'noble', and funs, meaning 'impatient', 'brave', 'clever'. Therefore the surname means 'noble brave' or 'noble disposed to combat'.

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Alphons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Papua New Guinea1371:59,5167,632
India1351:5,681,966136,010
Suriname451:12,2803,102
Austria311:274,69131,731
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England131:4,286,005132,302
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Alphons (4,936) may also be a first name.

Alphons Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Spanish, Italian) This surname comes from Aþalfuns, composed by the elements aþal, meaning 'noble', and funs, meaning 'impatient', 'brave', 'clever'. Therefore the surname means 'noble brave' or 'noble disposed to combat'.

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Alphons Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alphons (Hindi: अलफोन्स, Marathi: फोन्स, Oriya: ଆଲଫନସ) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alphons? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alphons is the 468,258th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 10,149,785 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Alphons are found; 38 percent are found in North Africa and 38 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 96,985th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 4,936 people.

It is most numerous in Egypt, where it is held by 275 people, or 1 in 334,312. Barring Egypt it exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside and India, where 19 percent reside.

Alphons Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alphons last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Alphons earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 55.08% more than the national average, earning $66,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alphonse9348,795/
Allphons932/
Alphoons931/
Alphonst931/
Alpons92115/
Aalphonse883/
Alphonnse882/
Alpphonse882/
Alfphonse881/
Alphonsse881/
Alphousns881/
Alponse86105/
Alphonz868/
Alphans864/
Alponsh862/
Alphuns862/
Alpouns861/
Alfhons861/
Alphoms861/
Alponns861/
Alphens860/
Alphonce8057,639/
Alphonze806/
Alphanse801/
Alphunse801/
Alfons776,428/
Elpons7748/
Alpans775/
Alfphonce754/
Alphonnce751/
Alfonse711,355/
Alponce718/
Alfouns711/
Alfonsp711/
Alfonsh711/
Alphance679/
Olphonce676/
Alpfonce674/
Alfhonce672/
Alfonsse671/
Alphunce671/

Alphons Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alphons in the Hindi language
अलफोन्सalaphonsa-
Alphons in the Marathi language
फोन्सphonsa38.46
अलफोन्सalaphonsa15.38
पोन्सponsa15.38
अलफोन्सोalaphonso15.38
अलफॉन्सalaphonsa7.69
फोन्phon7.69
Alphons in the Oriya language
ଆଲଫନସalaphanasa33.33
ଆଲଫନ୍ସalaphansa26.67
ଆଲେଫାନସalephanasa13.33
ଆଲଫନସାalaphanasa6.67
ଆଲେଫାନ୍ସalephansa6.67
ଆଲଫନ୍ସ୍alaphans6.67
ଆେଲାଫନସ୍aelaphanas6.67

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