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All over the world, אלף (Alf , Aleph , Álef ) is a common primarily male, but very seldom feminine first name. The first name אלף is characteristic of Sweden, where it is quite a common masculine name, Norway, and Australia, where it is quite a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Germany, Sweden, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Much less frequently, אלף is the last name as well as the forename.
אלף is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Alf Garnett , the fictional character from the British sitcom Till Death Us Do Part; Alf Stewart , the fictional character from Home and Away; Alf , the character from the Oddworld video game series, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus; Alf Grundy , the character in BBC Radio 4 drama The Archers and Alf Roberts , the Fictional character from the British soap opera Coronation Street, and in many other works.