Alefu Surname
Approximately 2,780 people bear this surname
Alefu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,737 | 1:35,640 | 4,079 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
Alefu (22) may also be a first name.
Alefu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alefu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alefu is found most in Ethiopia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Alefu.
How Common Is The Last Name Alefu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 157,333rd most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,621,419 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Alefu are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 22 people.
The last name is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,737 people, or 1 in 35,640. Other than Ethiopia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halefu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Alafu | 80 | 757 | / |
| Elefu | 80 | 701 | / |
| Alifu | 80 | 77 | / |
| Alofu | 80 | 51 | / |
| Olefu | 80 | 40 | / |
| Galeifou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Halafu | 73 | 169 | / |
| Halifu | 73 | 30 | / |
| Alifou | 73 | 19 | / |
| Olaefu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ailifu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Helefu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ealifu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Golefu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Alifeu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Alaifu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Alifus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aliofu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alifux | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alofuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alofui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alafau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alifui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haulofu | 67 | 215 | / |
| Hailifu | 67 | 57 | / |
| Galyfou | 67 | 30 | / |
| Galifou | 67 | 21 | / |
| Halifou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Halafau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Allifus | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aslifou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alifous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haliofu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galifau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Allifou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Alefu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis