The origin of the illustrious name Alfani is the region of Tuscany in Italy, this name derives from the Latin personal name of Alfanus.

Italian surnames have a large number of forms in comparison with other European surnames because they reflect regional variations and the many dialects of Italian.
Examples are the surnames of northern Italy where it is very common family names have the suffix "I", while the south is the most common suffix with the "O".
You can add to the variety of surnames are due to variations in the subscription that caused the medieval type of church officials.

Some variants of surname are Alfani Alfano, Elfano and others.