Cognomen אלפה (Alpha 
, אלפה 
) , around the globe, is a common family name. The surname אלפה is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Guinea, where it is quite a common surname, Gambia, and Sierra Leone. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Nigeria, Indonesia, and Guinea. More prevalently, אלפה is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Alpha | Nigeria, Senegal, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Tanzania |
| אלפה | Israel |