Alphonsa Surname

737,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Barbados

Alphonsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alphonsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3481:2,204,21173,357
France91:7,380,302306,885
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Alphonsa (11,192) may also be a first name.

Alphonsa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alphonsa (Hindi: अल्फोन्सा, Marathi: फोन्सा, Oriya: ଆଲଫନ୍ସା) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alphonsa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alphonsa is the 737,137th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 18,590,678 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Alphonsa live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 56,813th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 11,192 people.

The surname Alphonsa is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 348 people, or 1 in 2,204,211. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Kerala, where 74 percent live, Telangana, where 7 percent live and Pondicherry, where 4 percent live. Aside from India it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in France, where 2 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.

Alphonsa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Alphonsa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alphonsa last name grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Alphonsa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alphonsa in the Marathi language
फोन्साphonsa52.38
अलफान्साalaphansa4.76
फोन्सphonsa4.76
अलफंसalaphansa4.76
अलफोन्सोalaphonso4.76
अलपोन्सोalaponso4.76
अलफोन्साalaphonsa4.76
अलपोन्सalaponsa4.76
फोसांphosam4.76
अलफोनसाalaphonasa4.76
अलपोनसाalaponasa4.76
Alphonsa in the Hindi language
अल्फोन्साalphonsa42.86
अलफोन्साalaphonsa42.86
अल्फोंसाalphonsa14.29
Alphonsa in the Oriya language
ଆଲଫନ୍ସାalaphansa40
ଆଲେଫାନ୍ସାalephansa20
ଆଲଫନ୍ସalaphansa20
ଆଲଫନସାalaphanasa20

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alphonsa
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