Alex Surname
Approximately 256,213 people bear this surname
Alex Surname Definition:
(English) Descendant of Alex, a pet name of Alexander (helper of mankind).
Alex Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 63,417 | 1:835 | 103 |
| Nigeria | 54,822 | 1:3,231 | 439 |
| Egypt | 15,681 | 1:5,863 | 734 |
| Burundi | 12,064 | 1:813 | 226 |
| India | 11,781 | 1:65,110 | 4,436 |
| Rwanda | 10,543 | 1:1,078 | 254 |
| Sudan | 10,080 | 1:3,721 | 533 |
| South Sudan | 10,040 | 1:1,137 | 224 |
| Kenya | 7,748 | 1:5,960 | 814 |
| United States | 6,813 | 1:53,201 | 6,391 |
| Chad | 4,814 | 1:2,823 | 498 |
| Ethiopia | 4,668 | 1:20,897 | 2,688 |
| Angola | 4,338 | 1:6,222 | 843 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4,325 | 1:1,885 | 70 |
| Germany | 3,853 | 1:20,894 | 2,784 |
| Ghana | 3,464 | 1:7,800 | 1,046 |
| Indonesia | 3,026 | 1:43,704 | 4,984 |
| Malawi | 2,928 | 1:5,847 | 834 |
| France | 1,915 | 1:34,685 | 4,225 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,728 | 1:5,302 | 661 |
| Bangladesh | 1,532 | 1:104,019 | 4,444 |
| Philippines | 1,127 | 1:89,830 | 15,656 |
| DR Congo | 1,026 | 1:72,007 | 8,423 |
| Brazil | 989 | 1:216,455 | 8,353 |
| Sri Lanka | 950 | 1:21,904 | 2,929 |
| Oman | 871 | 1:4,234 | 606 |
| Portugal | 830 | 1:12,552 | 1,016 |
| Liberia | 782 | 1:5,638 | 679 |
| England | 752 | 1:74,093 | 8,430 |
| Malaysia | 744 | 1:39,643 | 3,238 |
| Togo | 735 | 1:9,861 | 2,446 |
| Romania | 694 | 1:28,931 | 3,705 |
| Canada | 551 | 1:66,870 | 7,726 |
| Australia | 451 | 1:59,857 | 7,258 |
| Kuwait | 424 | 1:8,964 | 1,244 |
| Hong Kong | 394 | 1:18,618 | 428 |
| Uganda | 368 | 1:106,085 | 10,465 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Morocco | 341 | 1:101,103 | 17,469 |
| Spain | 339 | 1:137,912 | 10,392 |
| Mali | 258 | 1:65,771 | 1,556 |
| Sweden | 197 | 1:49,984 | 3,864 |
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| Bahrain | 191 | 1:7,061 | 1,301 |
| Marshall Islands | 159 | 1:326 | 39 |
| Vanuatu | 157 | 1:1,677 | 485 |
| Dominican Republic | 146 | 1:71,458 | 3,346 |
| South Africa | 128 | 1:423,263 | 36,588 |
| Italy | 112 | 1:546,042 | 53,051 |
| Greece | 110 | 1:100,725 | 16,923 |
| New Zealand | 107 | 1:42,321 | 7,058 |
| Cameroon | 89 | 1:233,360 | 23,225 |
| China | 81 | 1:16,880,513 | 972 |
| Micronesia | 81 | 1:1,312 | 283 |
| Mexico | 78 | 1:1,591,362 | 16,746 |
| Venezuela | 78 | 1:387,232 | 8,103 |
| Botswana | 77 | 1:28,402 | 5,684 |
| Namibia | 77 | 1:31,291 | 4,774 |
| Qatar | 75 | 1:31,440 | 3,355 |
| Thailand | 75 | 1:941,845 | 145,864 |
| Israel | 73 | 1:117,228 | 12,979 |
| Solomon Islands | 73 | 1:7,946 | 1,274 |
| Belgium | 66 | 1:174,192 | 23,583 |
| Haiti | 59 | 1:181,083 | 7,134 |
| Netherlands | 56 | 1:301,557 | 35,980 |
| Ivory Coast | 54 | 1:427,245 | 14,306 |
| Colombia | 49 | 1:974,981 | 9,135 |
| Czechia | 43 | 1:247,290 | 33,576 |
| Austria | 41 | 1:207,694 | 25,759 |
| Switzerland | 41 | 1:200,315 | 17,548 |
| Denmark | 38 | 1:148,545 | 13,026 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| Mozambique | 36 | 1:757,266 | 1,613 |
| Poland | 36 | 1:1,055,799 | 73,637 |
| Scotland | 35 | 1:152,966 | 9,000 |
| Ireland | 30 | 1:156,965 | 7,012 |
| Ecuador | 30 | 1:530,195 | 11,121 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Hungary | 24 | 1:409,012 | 27,854 |
| Nicaragua | 23 | 1:261,787 | 2,814 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| Zambia | 22 | 1:720,451 | 26,729 |
| Mongolia | 19 | 1:148,699 | 8,761 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Iceland | 16 | 1:23,756 | 1,850 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Vietnam | 16 | 1:5,790,378 | 2,464 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Cambodia | 13 | 1:1,191,319 | 5,802 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| South Korea | 13 | 1:3,941,558 | 724 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| Costa Rica | 11 | 1:434,552 | 3,937 |
| Japan | 11 | 1:11,622,208 | 45,659 |
| Peru | 11 | 1:2,889,466 | 28,985 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Congo | 10 | 1:498,910 | 11,250 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Barbados | 9 | 1:31,939 | 1,516 |
| Latvia | 9 | 1:227,783 | 22,848 |
| Lithuania | 9 | 1:337,176 | 16,710 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Armenia | 8 | 1:366,272 | 7,804 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Serbia | 8 | 1:893,118 | 28,088 |
| El Salvador | 7 | 1:906,270 | 3,798 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| Albania | 6 | 1:485,676 | 18,535 |
| Bahamas | 5 | 1:78,350 | 887 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1:749,109 | 21,598 |
| North Macedonia | 5 | 1:420,294 | 19,032 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1:710,028 | 4,074 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Jamaica | 4 | 1:717,487 | 10,371 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Maldives | 4 | 1:101,043 | 3,565 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1:3,840,905 | 13,116 |
| Macau | 3 | 1:200,543 | 803 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 1:59,594 | 2,472 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 313 | 1:160,443 | 14,661 |
The alternate forms: Aléx (15) & Álex (12) are calculated separately.
Alex (2,756,832) may also be a first name.
Alex Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Descendant of Alex, a pet name of Alexander (helper of mankind).
A nickname of Alexander; or perhaps Allic or Alick, a Domesd. name.
Alex Demographics
Average Alex Salary in
United States
$44,172 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Alex Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alex Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alex (Arabic: الكس, Hindi: एलेक्स, Marathi: अले) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Aléx or Álex. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alex? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,142nd most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 28,443 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Alex live; 43 percent live in East Africa and 35 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 188th most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 2,756,832 people.
The last name Alex is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 63,417 people, or 1 in 835. In Tanzania Alex is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 11 percent reside, Kagera Region, where 11 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Alex exists in 176 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 21 percent reside and Egypt, where 6 percent reside.
Alex Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Alex has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alex last name expanded 2,177 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 6,267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 3,000 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Alex Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (83%) in Georgia, Orthodox (71%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (90%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Alex last name are 0.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.36% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Alex earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.66% less than the national average, earning 295,331 kr per year; in Peru they earn 71.48% more than the national average, earning S/. 33,242 per year; in South Africa they earn 287.79% more than the national average, earning R 921,540 per year; in United States they earn 2.37% more than the national average, earning $44,172 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.23% less than the national average, earning $48,575 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aléx | 92 | 15 | / |
| Álex | 92 | 12 | / |
| Alexe | 89 | 13,722 | / |
| Allex | 89 | 1,105 | / |
| Aleix | 89 | 341 | / |
| Alexs | 89 | 280 | / |
| Galex | 89 | 109 | / |
| Halex | 89 | 65 | / |
| Ahlex | 89 | 34 | / |
| Aliex | 89 | 24 | / |
| Alexc | 89 | 7 | / |
| Alexj | 89 | 6 | / |
| Aelex | 89 | 4 | / |
| Alext | 89 | 4 | / |
| Aleyx | 89 | 4 | / |
| Ailex | 89 | 3 | / |
| Alexx | 89 | 3 | / |
| Alaex | 89 | 2 | / |
| Aleax | 89 | 1 | / |
| Alexp | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ealex | 89 | 1 | / |
| Aleex | 89 | 1 | / |
| Aalex | 89 | 1 | / |
| Alekx | 89 | 1 | / |
| Aylex | 89 | 1 | / |
| Alesx | 89 | 0 | / |
| Aulex | 89 | 0 | / |
| Hallex | 80 | 211 | / |
| Haleux | 80 | 88 | / |
| Alexsh | 80 | 48 | / |
| Alliex | 80 | 23 | / |
| Alleix | 80 | 10 | / |
| Alecxe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Aleixe | 80 | 7 | / |
| D'Alex | 80 | 3 | / |
| Alexst | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gallex | 80 | 2 | / |
| Athlex | 80 | 2 | / |
| Haulex | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aliexs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Allaex | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alleax | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alix | 75 | 14,104 | / |
| Alek | 75 | 8,201 | / |
| Ales | 75 | 5,514 | / |
| Alec | 75 | 1,485 | / |
| Aleš | 75 | 477 | / |
| Olex | 75 | 221 | / |
| Aleg | 75 | 153 | / |
| Alez | 75 | 95 | / |
| Elex | 75 | 88 | / |
| Aleq | 75 | 72 | / |
| Alax | 75 | 57 | / |
| Alej | 75 | 42 | / |
| Alox | 75 | 5 | / |
| Alyx | 75 | 4 | / |
| Aljx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Halleux | 73 | 1,971 | / |
| Alexová | 73 | 723 | / |
| Alexova | 73 | 72 | / |
| Hauleux | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alice | 67 | 50,267 | / |
| Hales | 67 | 27,063 | / |
| Alles | 67 | 14,651 | / |
| Gales | 67 | 14,145 | / |
| Aleke | 67 | 13,671 | / |
| Eales | 67 | 5,367 | / |
| Halek | 67 | 3,529 | / |
| Alleg | 67 | 3,475 | / |
| Allix | 67 | 2,431 | / |
| Ailes | 67 | 2,407 | / |
| Ayles | 67 | 2,091 | / |
| Alike | 67 | 1,969 | / |
| Galek | 67 | 1,554 | / |
| Aules | 67 | 1,524 | / |
| Ahles | 67 | 1,521 | / |
| Aleks | 67 | 1,428 | / |
| Alese | 67 | 1,382 | / |
| Alies | 67 | 929 | / |
| Allek | 67 | 869 | / |
| Aleck | 67 | 840 | / |
| Alise | 67 | 763 | / |
| Galez | 67 | 712 | / |
| Allec | 67 | 711 | / |
| Alesh | 67 | 701 | / |
| Aleus | 67 | 648 | / |
| Halec | 67 | 262 | / |
| Allez | 67 | 249 | / |
| Aleqe | 67 | 207 | / |
| Alech | 67 | 204 | / |
| Ajlec | 67 | 199 | / |
| Alekh | 67 | 184 | / |
| Alixe | 67 | 172 | / |
| Haleš | 67 | 166 | / |
| Alaix | 67 | 145 | / |
| Helex | 67 | 139 | / |
| Halej | 67 | 101 | / |
| Aliçe | 67 | 100 | / |
| Galeş | 67 | 92 | / |
| Aliek | 67 | 79 | / |
| Aless | 67 | 75 | / |
| Algeç | 67 | 75 | / |
| Aleiq | 67 | 71 | / |
| Aleas | 67 | 69 | / |
| Alees | 67 | 59 | / |
| Ellex | 67 | 45 | / |
| Alleq | 67 | 44 | / |
| Alegh | 67 | 41 | / |
| Aleis | 67 | 40 | / |
| Halax | 67 | 33 | / |
| Aleys | 67 | 26 | / |
| Atles | 67 | 25 | / |
| Aliez | 67 | 23 | / |
| Galix | 67 | 20 | / |
| Aleuk | 67 | 17 | / |
| Aleeq | 67 | 17 | / |
| Aleez | 67 | 17 | / |
| Holex | 67 | 16 | / |
| Haleq | 67 | 15 | / |
| Alece | 67 | 15 | / |
| Halix | 67 | 13 | / |
| Allax | 67 | 12 | / |
| Galeg | 67 | 12 | / |
| Halez | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aleiz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ailec | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aleic | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aleyq | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aleak | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aleeg | 67 | 10 | / |
| Alest | 67 | 9 | / |
| Atlez | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aleuš | 67 | 9 | / |
| Alezz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aulek | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aleaj | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aalix | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aleik | 67 | 7 | / |
| Asles | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aulix | 67 | 7 | / |
| Alhes | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oilex | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aales | 67 | 6 | / |
| Golex | 67 | 6 | / |
| Alieq | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aleek | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aleaz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Algeg | 67 | 5 | / |
| Alets | 67 | 5 | / |
| Alequ | 67 | 4 | / |
| Asleg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Haleţ | 67 | 4 | / |
| Elaex | 67 | 4 | / |
| Alieg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Halox | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alges | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eleux | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alicx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajles | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haleg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ailek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aulez | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aledj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alaxs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olexz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eulex | 67 | 1 | / |
| Allej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ailej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aleec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aulej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aslej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haléx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haleş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ailax | 67 | 1 | / |
| Allyx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alesė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alekc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alegg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alixs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alhec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alhek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aulax | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alixx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alixz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aleuz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aelix | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achellex | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alekk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alezh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Algez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aliax | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahlek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aliox | 67 | 0 | / |
| Alesd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Aleds | 67 | 0 | / |
Alex Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alex in the Hindi language | ||
| एलेक्स | eleksa | - |
| Alex in the Marathi language | ||
| अले | ale | 80.32 |
| आले | ale | 19.15 |
| Alex in the Arabic language | ||
| الكس | alks | - |
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