Alphosus Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alphosus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alphosus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1371:1,293,01351,317
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Alphosus (307) may also be a first name.

Alphosus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alphosus is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alphosus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,511,557th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Alphosus reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alphosus is also the 502,288th most common first name world-wide It is held by 307 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 1,293,013. In Nigeria Alphosus is most common in: Kaduna, where 17 percent reside, Cross River, where 15 percent reside and Enugu, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alphousus9442/
Alphosius9411/
Alphosgus941/
Alphoshus941/
Alphosuis941/
Alphoisus941/
Alposus931/
Alphosu931/
Alphousu883/
Alphusus883/
Alphesus881/
Alphasus881/
Alphocius821/
Alfosus806/
Alfosu711/
Alphouzos711/
Alfasus677/
Alfusus671/
Alpachu671/
Alfoussou596/
Alpasü5711/
Alfasu571/
Alfasuh5336/
Alfazou531/
Alfucius501/

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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
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  • 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 Alphosus
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