How common is the surname Alfano?

4,724 people in the United States had the surname Alfano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,357 Americans. It ranked 7,088th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Alfano?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Alfano identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Alfano?

Graciela Alfano, Argentine model, actress, and TV entertainer.

Where is the surname Alfano most common?

Wikidata records people named Alfano in Argentina.

Is the surname Alfano getting more or less common?

More common. 4,588 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,724 in 2010, up 3.0%.

The surname Alfano

A surname, carried by 4,724 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A415

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Alfano is more common than 95.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,724 people named Alfano in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 65,357 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,588.

#7,088

rank among US surnames

4,724

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #6,772)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,080	Silas	4,729	65,288
#7,084	Botelho	4,726	65,329
#7,086	Metcalfe	4,725	65,343
#7,088	Alfano	4,724	65,357
#7,091	Dai	4,723	65,371
#7,093	Landin	4,722	65,384
#7,096	Creed	4,718	65,440

Who is named Alfano

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Alfano identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.3%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Alfanos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Graciela Alfano
Argentine model, actress, and TV entertainer, born 1952

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Alfano

Alfano has the Soundex code A415, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A415.

Questions

How common is the surname Alfano?: 4,724 people in the United States had the surname Alfano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,357 Americans. It ranked 7,088th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Alfano?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Alfano identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Alfano?: Graciela Alfano, Argentine model, actress, and TV entertainer.
Where is the surname Alfano most common?: Wikidata records people named Alfano in Argentina.
Is the surname Alfano getting more or less common?: More common. 4,588 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,724 in 2010, up 3.0%.