Alefa Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Alefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Alefa (9,914) may also be a first name.
Alefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alefa (Bengali: আলেফা) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alefa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,034,050th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Alefa are found; 42 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 61,609th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 9,914 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kogi, where 44 percent are found, Oyo, where 33 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alefa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alefa in the Bengali language | ||
| আলেফা | alepha | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alefa
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