Alegh Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Alegh Surname Definition:
ALEGH: 'At the Lee' or meadow. See Leigh or Lee. Its form in the H.R. is A la Legh. Attlee is another existing form of the same name.
Alegh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Alegh Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
ALEGH: 'At the Lee' or meadow. See Leigh or Lee. Its form in the H.R. is A la Legh. Attlee is another existing form of the same name.
Alegh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alegh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alegh is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alegh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Alegh is the 3,055,934th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Alegh live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 12 percent live and Iran, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halegh | 91 | 25 | / |
| Aslegh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Allegh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ailegh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aleigh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aleg | 89 | 153 | / |
| Haleigh | 83 | 5 | / |
| Alliegh | 83 | 0 | / |
| Asleigh | 83 | 0 | / |
| Alleg | 80 | 3,475 | / |
| Alekh | 80 | 184 | / |
| Aligh | 80 | 25 | / |
| Galeg | 80 | 12 | / |
| Aleeg | 80 | 10 | / |
| Elegh | 80 | 9 | / |
| Algeg | 80 | 5 | / |
| Asleg | 80 | 4 | / |
| Alieg | 80 | 3 | / |
| Haleg | 80 | 2 | / |
| Olegh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alegg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hasleigh | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hayleigh | 77 | 0 | / |
| Alegue | 73 | 963 | / |
| Ailigh | 73 | 299 | / |
| Alexsh | 73 | 48 | / |
| Gayleg | 73 | 43 | / |
| Halleg | 73 | 41 | / |
| Galleg | 73 | 39 | / |
| Alaigh | 73 | 28 | / |
| Aletqh | 73 | 20 | / |
| Galekh | 73 | 16 | / |
| Halekh | 73 | 15 | / |
| Aleshk | 73 | 12 | / |
| Aalekh | 73 | 7 | / |
| Aulekh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Alligh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Helegh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Alleug | 73 | 4 | / |
| Allieg | 73 | 2 | / |
| Golegh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Haligh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eelegh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alecth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haleig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eulegh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hatleg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atligh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alex | 67 | 256,213 | / |
| Alek | 67 | 8,201 | / |
| Alig | 67 | 3,287 | / |
| Allegue | 67 | 1,727 | / |
| Alec | 67 | 1,485 | / |
| Oleg | 67 | 985 | / |
| Aleq | 67 | 72 | / |
| Hallieg | 67 | 29 | / |
| Eleg | 67 | 27 | / |
| Alegova | 67 | 15 | / |
| Aleïgue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahleikh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heilegh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Halleig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alyg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aleksch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alheikh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holeigh | 67 | 0 | / |
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