Ale Surname
Approximately 124,396 people bear this surname
Ale Surname Definition:
Apparently an ancient Christian name, as we find in the H.R. the form fil' Ale, the son of Ale. In the south of England the surname Earle is often pronounced Ale.
Ale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 52,364 | 1:544 | 111 |
| Iran | 27,731 | 1:2,769 | 357 |
| Nigeria | 11,922 | 1:14,858 | 1,467 |
| Argentina | 8,332 | 1:5,130 | 565 |
| India | 6,810 | 1:112,638 | 7,332 |
| Egypt | 2,136 | 1:43,041 | 4,344 |
| Peru | 1,640 | 1:19,381 | 2,296 |
| Ethiopia | 1,610 | 1:60,588 | 6,165 |
| Indonesia | 1,369 | 1:96,603 | 10,027 |
| Philippines | 1,288 | 1:78,601 | 13,604 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,161 | 1:7,023 | 493 |
| United States | 740 | 1:489,809 | 41,354 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Chile | 500 | 1:35,233 | 1,813 |
| Spain | 489 | 1:95,607 | 7,917 |
| Qatar | 365 | 1:6,460 | 687 |
| Brazil | 355 | 1:603,026 | 22,494 |
| Solomon Islands | 311 | 1:1,865 | 143 |
| Mexico | 298 | 1:416,531 | 8,111 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Niger | 276 | 1:69,536 | 3,162 |
| Paraguay | 273 | 1:26,508 | 959 |
| Malaysia | 249 | 1:118,451 | 7,826 |
| Benin | 243 | 1:42,533 | 5,451 |
| Hungary | 231 | 1:42,495 | 4,542 |
| Italy | 227 | 1:269,413 | 35,304 |
| England | 172 | 1:323,942 | 24,037 |
| United Arab Emirates | 158 | 1:57,989 | 5,595 |
| Uruguay | 153 | 1:22,430 | 2,596 |
| Cameroon | 140 | 1:148,350 | 16,370 |
| Australia | 113 | 1:238,900 | 22,291 |
| Pakistan | 110 | 1:1,624,035 | 17,073 |
| Venezuela | 107 | 1:282,281 | 6,666 |
| Hong Kong | 98 | 1:74,852 | 1,406 |
| Cuba | 87 | 1:132,445 | 3,438 |
| American Samoa | 83 | 1:672 | 57 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Taiwan | 76 | 1:308,484 | 2,493 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| New Zealand | 54 | 1:83,858 | 11,975 |
| Netherlands | 49 | 1:344,636 | 38,971 |
| Brunei | 40 | 1:10,468 | 1,284 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Turkey | 29 | 1:2,683,497 | 81,313 |
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Ivory Coast | 26 | 1:887,355 | 22,826 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Ecuador | 17 | 1:935,638 | 14,108 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Latvia | 12 | 1:170,837 | 20,647 |
| Greenland | 11 | 1:5,125 | 525 |
| Colombia | 9 | 1:5,308,230 | 18,838 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Samoa | 9 | 1:21,534 | 479 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 143 | 1:351,180 | 26,857 |
The alternate forms: Alé (61), Alê (33) & Alè (6) are calculated separately.
Ale (40,609) may also be a first name.
Ale Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Apparently an ancient Christian name, as we find in the H.R. the form fil' Ale, the son of Ale. In the south of England the surname Earle is often pronounced Ale.
Ale Demographics
Average Ale Salary in
United States
$41,701 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ale Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ale (Georgian: ალე, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺎﻝ, Hindi: आले, Marathi: आळे, Oriya: ଆେଲ) occurs more in Nepal more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Alé, Alê or Alè. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ale? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,519th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 58,583 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Ale reside; 70 percent reside in South Asia and 48 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 21,930th most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 40,609 people.
The surname Ale is most common in Nepal, where it is carried by 52,364 people, or 1 in 544. In Nepal it is mostly concentrated in: Gandaki, where 36 percent live, Lumbini, where 22 percent live and Janakpur, where 13 percent live. Besides Nepal Ale occurs in 123 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 22 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.
Ale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ale has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ale surname rose 517 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 2,867 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ale Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Ale surname is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Christian (96%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Ale surname are 12.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.73% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ale earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 14.76% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,524 per year; in South Africa they earn 54.82% less than the national average, earning R 107,376 per year; in United States they earn 3.36% less than the national average, earning $41,701 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.18% less than the national average, earning $39,160 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ale Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ale in the Georgian language | ||
| ალე | ale | - |
| Ale in the Hindi language | ||
| आले | ale | 98.04 |
| अले | ale | 1.22 |
| अली | ali | 0.66 |
| Ale in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆେଲ | aela | 87.69 |
| ଅେଲ | aela | 12.31 |
| Ale in the Marathi language | ||
| आळे | ale | 76.73 |
| आले | ale | 12.18 |
| अळे | ale | 3.21 |
| अले | ale | 2.49 |
| फ़ाले | fale | 2.42 |
| ाळे | ale | 0.33 |
| ़आळे | ale | 0.05 |
| ़अले | ale | 0.05 |
| Ale in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺎﻝ | al | 50 |
| ﻋﺎﻟﻪ | alh | 20 |
| ﺍﻋﻠﻰ | aly | 10 |
| ﻋﻠﻪ | lh | 10 |
| ﻋﻞ | l | 10 |
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