Alphonso Surname

72,688th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Alphonso Surname User-submission:

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

Alphonso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,2891:595,08628,782
United States9541:379,93633,574
Kuwait5881:6,464890
United Arab Emirates5241:17,4852,084
Guyana4161:1,832325
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Canada3731:98,78210,734
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Nigeria3161:560,57827,255
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
France2301:288,79444,266
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Bahrain1761:7,6631,429
England1291:431,92329,000
Trinidad and Tobago1071:12,7471,692
Australia891:303,32226,493
Liberia771:57,2545,055
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
British Virgin Islands421:752126
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Oman141:263,4264,299
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Barbados81:35,9311,672
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
China41:341,830,39216,990
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Alphonso (24,120) may also be a first name.

Alphonso Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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Alphonso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alphonso (Marathi: फान्सो) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alphonso? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alphonso is the 72,688th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,075,018 people. The last name Alphonso occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Alphonso live; 25 percent live in South Asia and 23 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 32,893rd most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 24,120 people.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 1,289 people, or 1 in 595,086. In India Alphonso is most prevalent in: Goa, where 46 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 43 percent reside and Karnataka, where 3 percent reside. Aside from India it exists in 62 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Kuwait, where 9 percent reside.

Alphonso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Alphonso has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alphonso last name increased 9,540 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 12,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alphonso Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Alphonso surname are 39.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.18% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Alphonso earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.41% less than the national average, earning $42,539 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.3% more than the national average, earning $52,811 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Alphonso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alphonso in the Marathi language
फान्सोphanso46.15
अलफान्सोalaphanso12.12
फोन्सोphonso11.15
फॉन्सोphonso4.23
अलफानसोalaphanaso2.88
अलफोन्सोalaphonso2.12
फानसोphanaso2.12
फांसोphanso1.35
फांन्सोphannso1.15
फोनसोphonaso1.15
आलफान्सोalaphanso1.15
अलान्सोalanso1.15
फोन्साphonsa0.77
अलफोनसोalaphonaso0.77
अलोफोन्साalophonsa0.77
फोन्सुphonsu0.77
आलफानसुalaphanasu0.77
अलफांसोalaphanso0.38
अळफान्सोalaphanso0.38
फंसोphanso0.38
अलफन्सोalaphanso0.38
ऍलफोनसोelaphonaso0.38
फॉनसोphonaso0.38
फेन्सोphenso0.38
अलफॉनसोalaphonaso0.38
फाँन्सोphamnso0.38
फोनसीphonasi0.38
ऑलफॉन्सोolaphonso0.38
फन्सोphanso0.38
ऑलफीन्सोolaphinso0.19
अलफान्alaphan0.19
ऑलिफन्सोoliphanso0.19
अलकोन्सोalakonso0.19
अलफॉन्सोalaphonso0.19
आिफन्सोaiphanso0.19
अलिफन्सोaliphanso0.19
ऑलफोन्सोolaphonso0.19
अलफांॅसोalaphameso0.19

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