Alphonus Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Alphonus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Alphonus (134) may also be a first name.
Alphonus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alphonus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alphonus (Hindi: अल्फोनूस) occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alphonus? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,372,517th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Alphonus reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 800,975th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 134 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria Alphonus is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 28 percent are found, Adamawa, where 26 percent are found and Ekiti, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 22 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alphonous | 94 | 3 | / |
| Alphonhus | 94 | 2 | / |
| Alphosnus | 94 | 2 | / |
| Alphonux | 88 | 4 | / |
| Alphanus | 88 | 4 | / |
| Alponuss | 88 | 1 | / |
| Alphonos | 88 | 1 | / |
| Alphanu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Alpenus | 80 | 2 | / |
| Alfonus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alpanus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ailpongu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Alphonoo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alphanos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alpanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alpenhaus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alfanus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Alfonos | 67 | 4 | / |
| Alpanos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elpanus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ailpangu | 63 | 4 | / |
| Helpanus | 63 | 2 | / |
| Alfanous | 63 | 1 | / |
| Alfanu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Alfanos | 53 | 9 | / |
| Alfanou | 53 | 1 | / |
Alphonus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alphonus in the Hindi language | ||
| अल्फोनूस | alphonusa | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Alphonus
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