Aleye Surname
Approximately 4,817 people bear this surname
Aleye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4,507 | 1:21,643 | 2,769 |
| Nigeria | 183 | 1:967,993 | 41,230 |
| Mauritania | 92 | 1:44,509 | 3,346 |
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| Ivory Coast | 10 | 1:2,307,123 | 39,352 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Aleyé (1) are calculated separately.
Aleye (15,669) may also be a first name.
Aleye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aleye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Aleye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻠﻲ) is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It may also occur as a variant: Aleyé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Aleye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Aleye is the 98,422nd most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,512,881 people. Aleye is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Aleye live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 45,032nd most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 15,669 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4,507 people, or 1 in 21,643. Other than Ethiopia Aleye exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Mauritania, where 2 percent are found.
Aleye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Aleye has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Aleye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aleye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻠﻲ | ly | 30.77 |
| ﺍﻋﻠﻴﻪ | alyh | 23.08 |
| ﺍﻋﻠﻲ | aly | 23.08 |
| ﺃﻋﻠﻴﻪ | alyh | 5.13 |
| ﻋﺎﻟﻲ | aly | 5.13 |
| ﺃﻋﻠﻲ | aly | 5.13 |
| ﻋﻠﻰ | ly | 2.56 |
| ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻴﺔ | alalyt | 2.56 |
| ﻋﻠﻴﻪ | lyh | 2.56 |
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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 Aleye
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