Alefa Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Alefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
India51:153,413,076951,030
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aleefa9115/
Halefa918/
Alefay915/
Alefea912/
Alefah911/
Aletfa911/
Ajlefa911/
Aalefa911/
Galefa911/
Allefa911/
Alevfa911/
Aleifa911/
Aliefah8311/
Haleefa839/
Aleijfa839/
Aliefai836/
Galeefa831/
Halefay831/
Aleafai831/
Alifa8021,613/
Alofa801,732/
Alafa80647/
Alefe80115/
Olefa8096/
Alefi8064/
Elefa8013/
Alefo802/
Alyfa801/
Alefy801/
Alliefai771/
Aleafeah771/
Halifa7314,438/
Alifah737,087/
Allafa73250/
Alaffa73227/
Aulifa73138/
Allofa73129/
Aloffa73123/
Alafah73109/
Alifat7387/
Galifa7374/
Aliefe7348/
Galyfa7338/
Halefi7336/
Aleffi7334/
Alafai7329/
Alafaî7326/
Allifa7323/
Aliefi7319/
Aalifa7317/
Aliffa7311/
Olaefa7310/
Aliafa739/
Alifha737/
Halafa737/
Alifoa737/
Alafaï736/
Alhafa736/
Alaifa735/
Alepha735/
Oleafa735/
Alhifa735/
Alefit733/
Alafaa733/
Galefi733/
Alafay733/
Alifas732/
Alifai732/
Elhefa732/
Ealafa732/
Ealefo732/
Oulefa732/
Galefe732/
Aliefo731/
Ailefe731/
Aleife731/
Eleffa731/
Aloifa731/
Elaefa731/
Galefo731/
Aelofa731/
Oliefa731/
Eleufa731/
Aletfi731/
Alaafa731/
Alhofa731/
Aalefe731/
Aelefo731/
Alofah731/
Alyfay731/
Alafau731/
Golefa731/
Alevah731/
Alefie731/
Alefey731/
Alofai731/
Alifaj731/
Allefi731/
Ahlefe731/
Halefy731/
Alefech673,543/
Halifah672,041/
Galiffa67727/
Gallifa67539/
Galeffi67230/
Halifat67120/
Alliefe67103/
Aliffah6780/
Allafah6745/
Allifah6734/
Ouleifa6719/
Aliefeh6712/
Allafai678/
Alifaha676/
Ealeifo676/
Halafau675/
Alefesh675/
Haleafi675/
Alloffa675/
Alyafay674/
Elheffa674/
Halefet674/
Aleffer673/
Alieffe673/
Alaifea672/
Alifaya672/
Alafaij672/
Halafah672/
Hallefe672/
Alifaid672/
Galifau671/
Aleffio671/
Alafaih671/
Alafaha671/
Allafaî671/
Allafaï671/
Alllofa671/
Alhaifa671/
Alephay671/
Aliaafa671/
Alhifaz671/
Auleafi671/
Ellefai671/
Halifha671/
Haalifa671/
Oulefai671/
Alefher671/
Alhlefy671/
Alifait671/
Allofah671/
Allefer671/
Alleffe671/
Gallefi671/
Haleffy671/

Alefa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alefa in the Bengali language
আলেফাalepha-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alefa
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