Alphonus Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Alphonus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alphonus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alphonous943/
Alphonhus942/
Alphosnus942/
Alphonux884/
Alphanus884/
Alponuss881/
Alphonos881/
Alphanu802/
Alpenus802/
Alfonus801/
Alpanus801/
Ailpongu753/
Alphonoo751/
Alphanos751/
Alpanu711/
Alpenhaus711/
Alfanus674/
Alfonos674/
Alpanos671/
Elpanus671/
Ailpangu634/
Helpanus632/
Alfanous631/
Alfanu571/
Alfanos539/
Alfanou531/

Alphonus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alphonus in the Hindi language
अल्फोनूसalphonusa-

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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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