Al-Qalaf Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Al-Qalaf Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al-Qalaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran281:2,742,23386,474
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Al-Qalaf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Qalaf Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Al-Qalaf is found most frequently in Iran. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Qalaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Al-Qalaf is the 3,665,662nd most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al-Qalaf are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The last name is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 2,742,233. In Iran Al-Qalaf is primarily concentrated in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 79 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 21 percent reside. Outside of Iran this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Kuwait, where 3 percent reside.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al-Qalaf
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