Alefia Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Alefia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 85 | 1:2,084,032 | 72,421 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Alefia (96) may also be a first name.
Alefia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alefia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alefia (Marathi: अलेिफया) is most common in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Alefia click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alefia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,718,748th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. The last name Alefia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Alefia are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alefia is also the 968,397th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 96 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 2,084,032. In Nigeria Alefia is mostly concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 82 percent reside, Kogi, where 8 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 22 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aliefia | 92 | 5 | / |
| Alefiah | 92 | 3 | / |
| Alafia | 83 | 2,948 | / |
| Alifia | 83 | 741 | / |
| Alyfia | 83 | 10 | / |
| Alofia | 83 | 4 | / |
| Elefia | 83 | 2 | / |
| Alefea | 83 | 2 | / |
| Alefya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Alifiah | 77 | 366 | / |
| Allafia | 77 | 33 | / |
| Alhafia | 77 | 15 | / |
| Alaafia | 77 | 14 | / |
| Alafiah | 77 | 14 | / |
| Allifia | 77 | 11 | / |
| Aliffia | 77 | 8 | / |
| Halifia | 77 | 5 | / |
| Aulifia | 77 | 3 | / |
| Alafiaa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Holefia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Halafia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aleffio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alephia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Halefya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aalifia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aliffiah | 71 | 5 | / |
| Alhafiha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aleafeah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Allifiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elafia | 67 | 494 | / |
| Olifia | 67 | 107 | / |
| Olofia | 67 | 71 | / |
| Alafio | 67 | 48 | / |
| Alifya | 67 | 38 | / |
| Olafia | 67 | 18 | / |
| Alifio | 67 | 13 | / |
| Alafya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Elefio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alifja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alefeo | 67 | 1 | / |
Alefia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alefia in the Marathi language | ||
| अलेिफया | aleiphaya | - |
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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 Alefia
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