Alefsen Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Alefsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alefsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
France31:22,140,907385,998

Alefsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alefsen is most common in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alefsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,436,415th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Alefsen live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 2,875,195. In Germany Alefsen is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 86 percent are found, Bavaria, where 4 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Switzerland, where 18 percent are found.

Alefsen Last Name Statistics demography

Alefsen earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.87% less than the national average, earning $23,788 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elefsen86265/
Alofsen8623/
Alafsen861/
Ellefsen803,116/
Eilefsen8078/
Elefssen801/
Olafsen712,116/
Olofsen71380/
Olefson7149/
Alofsin7135/
Alofson710/
Elevsen710/
Elifsen710/
Oelofsen67693/
Ellevsen6790/
Eilefson6766/
Eilifsen6746/
Ellewsen6721/
Eilevsen675/
Olefsson671/
Ealifson670/
Ollefson670/
Eleffson670/
Ellifsen670/

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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 Alefsen
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