Alelegn Surname

138,804th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Alelegn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alelegn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,2201:30,2943,612
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Alelegn (1,621) may also be a first name.

Alelegn Last Name Facts

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

Alelegn occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Alelegn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alelegn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 138,804th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,261,808 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Alelegn are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 191,769th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 1,621 people.

The last name is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 3,220 people, or 1 in 30,294. Excluding Ethiopia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alelegne933,220/
Alelgn9236/
Allelegne884/
Alayelegn881/
Alelign869,018/
Alelgne8616/
Allelgn861/
Aleligne801,771/
Alolegni806/
Allelign801/
Alellgne801/
Allolegni7526/
Alahalegn751/
Alayulegn751/
Olelegim671/
Olalegen671/

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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 Alelegn
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis