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In the world, ألف (Alf , ألف ) is a common male given name. The first name ألف is characteristic of Sweden, where it is quite a common male name, Norway, and Australia, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Germany, Sweden, and Indonesia. Also, ألف is the last name as well as the forename.
ألف 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.