Alphonse Surname

11,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Alphonse 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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Alphonse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad12,4211:1,094205
Rwanda11,4731:991232
Haiti7,1001:1,505231
France3,2151:20,6602,390
Cameroon2,0091:10,3381,370
DR Congo1,9981:36,9774,575
Papua New Guinea1,6421:4,966292
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
United States1,3481:268,88625,280
Egypt1,1591:79,3237,119
India8341:919,74339,717
Saint Lucia7221:24837
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Canada3901:94,47610,305
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
England2181:255,58720,554
Ivory Coast1681:137,3296,571
Seychelles1471:629146
United Arab Emirates931:98,5198,703
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Belgium821:140,20320,001
Benin801:129,19513,967
Tanzania741:715,42740,832
Trinidad and Tobago641:21,3122,442
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
Australia621:435,41534,362
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Mauritius481:26,9465,412
Niger461:417,21811,489
Malaysia391:756,26235,302
Burundi361:272,357409
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Kenya281:1,649,28235,844
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
United States Virgin Islands201:5,519844
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Jamaica61:478,32410,136
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Oman51:737,5946,889
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Dominica41:18,973529
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
China31:455,773,85521,925
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Alphonse (460,433) may also be a first name.

Alphonse 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'.

- finn_all

Alphonse is a French surname, which has Germanic roots, from adalfuns (noble and fast). Could also originate from the Spanish Alfonso. It is common in Corsica.

- lb20

French and Old German for 'noble', 'ready for battle'.

- voltairis

Alphonse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alphonse (Bengali: আলফন্স, Hindi: अलफोन्स, Marathi: फोन्, Oriya: ଆଲଫନସ) occurs most in Chad. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alphonse? popularity and diffusion

Alphonse is the 11,523rd most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 149,350 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Alphonse reside; 30 percent reside in West Africa and 27 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,205th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 460,433 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Chad, where it is borne by 12,421 people, or 1 in 1,094. Without taking into account Chad Alphonse is found in 104 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 24 percent live and Haiti, where 15 percent live.

Alphonse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Alphonse has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,324 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 4,360 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alphonse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Alphonse last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Alphonse earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 43.62% more than the national average, earning 497,055 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 82.18% more than the national average, earning $41,359,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $44,667 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.88% less than the national average, earning $44,776 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Alphonse Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alphonse in the Bengali language
আলফন্সalaphansa-
Alphonse in the Hindi language
अलफोन्सalaphonsa-
Alphonse in the Oriya language
ଆଲଫନସalaphanasa33.33
ଆଲଫାନସalaphanasa11.11
ଆଲଫନ୍ସalaphansa11.11
ଆଳଫନ୍ସalaphansa11.11
ଆଲଫନସ୍alaphanas11.11
ଆଲେଫାନ୍ସ୍alephans11.11
ଆଲେଫାନ୍ସalephansa11.11
Alphonse in the Marathi language
फोन्phon32.26
फोन्सेphonse16.13
अलफान्सोalaphanso9.68
फोन्सphonsa6.45
फोनphona6.45
फॉन्सphonsa6.45
पोन्सponsa6.45
अलफोनसेalaphonase3.23
पाहोन्सpahonsa3.23
ऍलपोन्सelaponsa3.23
अलफोन्सalaphonsa3.23
अलफोन्झेalaphonjhe3.23

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