Cognomen Alpher (Alpher 
, Алфер 
) , in all the world, is a rare family name. The family name Alpher is habitual in Ethiopia, where it is a rare surname, Tanzania, where it is a very rare surname, and Myanmar. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Ethiopia, the United States, and Tanzania. Likewise, Alpher is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Alpher | Ethiopia, Tanzania, United States, Myanmar, Philippines |
| Алфер | Kazakhstan, Russia |
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ralph asher alpher American cosmologist, US (b. 1921) |
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| rose weintraub alpher founding principal of the school for children with special needs that became Rose School, US (b. 1906) |
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