Around the world, Alafa (Alafa 
, الافا) is quite a rare largely female, but infrequently male first name. The first name Alafa is habitual in Tanzania, where it is quite a rare predominantly feminine, but very seldom masculine name, India, where it is a very rare unisex name, and Nigeria, where it is a very rare mostly boy's, but infrequently female name. Very seldom, Alafa is the last name as well as the forename.