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All over the world, Alf (Alf , ألف , Альф ) is a common masculine first name. The first name Alf is habitual in Sweden, where it is quite a common boy's name, Norway, and Australia, where it is quite a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Germany, Sweden, and Indonesia. Likewise, Alf is the last name as well as the forename.
Alf 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.