Alvfors Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Alvfors Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Älvfors (1) are calculated separately.
Alvfors Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alvfors Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alvfors has its highest incidence in Sweden. It can occur in the variant forms: Älvfors. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alvfors? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,206,983rd most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Alvfors reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 468,893. In Sweden Alvfors is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 62 percent reside, Uppsala County, where 24 percent reside and Skåne County, where 10 percent reside. Besides Sweden it exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Älvfors | 95 | 1 | / |
| Alfors | 92 | 207 | / |
| Ahlfors | 86 | 1,204 | / |
| Allfors | 86 | 17 | / |
| Alpfors | 86 | 10 | / |
| Alhfors | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hallfors | 80 | 42 | / |
| Alfars | 77 | 930 | / |
| Alfers | 77 | 690 | / |
| Elfors | 77 | 430 | / |
| Elffors | 71 | 112 | / |
| Halfers | 71 | 57 | / |
| Aelfers | 71 | 25 | / |
| Ellfors | 71 | 20 | / |
| Ollfors | 71 | 19 | / |
| Hasselfors | 71 | 14 | / |
| Elforss | 71 | 4 | / |
| Alforce | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alfarse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hälfors | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alphors | 71 | 1 | / |
| Allfurs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hällfors | 67 | 323 | / |
| Hellfors | 67 | 52 | / |
| Eilefors | 67 | 10 | / |
| Höllfors | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golfoursh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Elfers | 62 | 2,782 | / |
| Olfers | 62 | 510 | / |
| Helfers | 57 | 792 | / |
| Elffers | 57 | 169 | / |
| Olffers | 57 | 40 | / |
| Alfarze | 57 | 9 | / |
| Alphers | 57 | 2 | / |
| Ellfers | 57 | 1 | / |
| Holfers | 57 | 1 | / |
| Alpharse | 53 | 2 | / |
| Hällförs | 53 | 1 | / |
| Alphurse | 53 | 1 | / |
| Halfarce | 53 | 1 | / |
| Aulphers | 53 | 0 | / |
| Helffers | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Alvfors
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