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
Alvfors is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Älvfors. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alvfors? popularity and diffusion
Alvfors is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. Alvfors is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Alvfors are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 468,893. In Sweden Alvfors is most common in: Stockholm County, where 62 percent are found, Uppsala County, where 24 percent are found and Skåne County, where 10 percent are found. Barring Sweden it occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 5 percent are found.
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
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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 Alvfors
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