Alif Forename
11,825th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 84,453 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Malaysia
Alif Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 76% | 26,669 | 1:5,979 | 804 |
| Indonesia | 88% | 21,463 | 1:12,019 | 1,692 |
| Pakistan | 83% | 18,821 | 1:10,327 | 1,112 |
| India | 93% | 5,548 | 1:218,976 | 22,242 |
| Malaysia | 98% | 5,406 | 1:5,633 | 647 |
| Afghanistan | 88% | 3,532 | 1:9,237 | 999 |
| Azerbaijan | 54% | 747 | 1:12,909 | 1,481 |
| Brazil | 65% | 690 | 1:310,487 | 11,917 |
| Thailand | 100% | 504 | 1:139,019 | 10,450 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 233 | 1:132,243 | 12,172 |
| United States | 85% | 168 | 1:2,157,958 | 35,104 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 102 | 1:1,740,827 | 36,324 |
| England | 94% | 78 | 1:712,858 | 13,412 |
| Israel | 94% | 60 | 1:140,049 | 5,171 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 58 | 1:123,310 | 8,780 |
| Iran | 68% | 48 | 1:1,635,351 | 11,098 |
| Russia | 96% | 39 | 1:3,698,300 | 20,046 |
| Philippines | 97% | 31 | 1:3,419,661 | 65,885 |
| Qatar | 100% | 28 | 1:84,629 | 9,711 |
| Canada | - | 23 | 1:1,440,581 | 24,592 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 21 | 1:3,515,600 | 73,131 |
| Ethiopia | 67% | 16 | 1:6,097,508 | 12,067 |
| Singapore | 100% | 14 | 1:449,075 | 10,858 |
| Mexico | 100% | 13 | 1:9,549,571 | 29,766 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 56% | 10 | 1:136,142 | 8,486 |
| Malawi | 100% | 9 | 1:1,901,368 | 9,999 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 9 | 1:2,641,076 | 57,947 |
| Egypt | 100% | 9 | 1:10,211,216 | 21,716 |
| Maldives | 100% | 8 | 1:54,238 | 1,689 |
| Turkey | 100% | 6 | 1:12,966,952 | 37,072 |
| Sweden | 67% | 5 | 1:1,971,581 | 30,505 |
| Denmark | - | 5 | 1:1,129,900 | 12,942 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| Kenya | - | 4 | 1:11,576,778 | 40,588 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 4 | 1:1,406,893 | 10,167 |
| Armenia | 100% | 4 | 1:729,688 | 7,125 |
| Germany | 50% | 4 | 1:24,169,469 | 59,466 |
| Australia | - | 4 | 1:3,414,406 | 25,298 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 3 | 1:6,126,490 | 60,119 |
| Peru | 100% | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| Jordan | 100% | 3 | 1:2,942,258 | 8,136 |
| Brunei | 100% | 3 | 1:139,857 | 2,352 |
| France | - | 3 | 1:22,156,780 | 46,973 |
| South Africa | 100% | 2 | 1:27,266,324 | 304,698 |
| Uganda | 100% | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Yemen | - | 2 | 1:13,148,376 | 10,677 |
| Tanzania | - | 2 | 1:26,394,160 | 73,301 |
| Algeria | - | 2 | 1:19,088,360 | 22,377 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| Guyana | - | 2 | 1:381,631 | 18,312 |
| Italy | 100% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Niger | 100% | 2 | 1:9,591,997 | 55,581 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Palestine | 100% | 1 | 1:4,550,058 | 5,739 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Senegal | 100% | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
Alif (38,170) may also be a surname.
Alif Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Arabic (feminine) - Tall and slender.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
A Arabic name, meaning: Tall and slender. (Teutonic) Noble.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
User-submitted Reference
Elif, Alif, or Aleph is an Arabic name, which means 'slender', 'thin', 'honest'.
- hellohowlowAlif Forename Popularity
Alif Demographics
Alif Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Sample size: 3 (2014)
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Phonetically Similar Names
Alif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alif in the Russian language | ||
| Алиф | alif | - |
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