Alefeld Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Alefeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alefeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
United States281:12,944,962483,512
France31:22,140,907385,998

Alefeld Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alefeld Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Alefeld is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Alefeld.

How Common Is The Last Name Alefeld? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,220,661st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Alefeld reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 1,916,797. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 55 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Alefeld Last Name Statistics demography

Alefeld earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.79% less than the national average, earning $38,923 USD per year.

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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
  • 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 Alefeld
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