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Where Does The Last Name Alef Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Alef (Russian: Алеф) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Alêf or Álef. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alef? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 352,942^nd most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,061,576 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Alef live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 37,095^th most frequently used given name internationally It is held by 20,532 people.

Alef is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 508 people, or 1 in 158,475. In Germany Alef is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 68 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 25 percent reside and Hesse, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.

Alef Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Alef has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Alef surname grew 1,156 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alef Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Alef last name are 14.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.39% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Alef earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 5.4% more than the national average, earning $45,477 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.94% less than the national average, earning $37,291 CAD per year.