Alefesh Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Alefesh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alefesh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Alefesh (7) may also be a first name.

Alefesh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alefesh is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alefesh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Alefesh is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Alefesh is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Alefesh live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 7 people.

This last name is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Not including Ethiopia Alefesh exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alefech863,543/
Aliefeh8612/
Alefe83115/
Aslefech803,220/
Alafiesh806/
Alliefeh801/
Alefetch801/
Allefesc801/
Aleafeah801/
Aleefeeh801/
Aliefe7748/
Alefea772/
Galefe772/
Ailefe771/
Aleife771/
Alifes771/
Aalefe771/
Alefie771/
Alefey771/
Ahlefe771/
Alliefe71103/
Halefet714/
Asellefech714/
Alieffe713/
Aleffer713/
Hallefe712/
Alafish711/
Alleffe711/
Allefer711/
Alefher711/
Alafees711/
Alofysh711/
Alifies711/
Alafash711/
Alhafes711/
Elafesh711/
Alife67485/
Alefi6764/
Alefa6724/
Halaifeh6721/
Olefe674/
Alepheus671/
Allieffe671/
Halafosh671/
Álefe671/
Alefy671/
Alhafish671/

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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 Alefesh
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