Alhadeff Surname

372,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Alhadeff Surname User-submission:

Alhadeff is a Jewish Sephardic surname of Arabic origin. It comes from the verb هَدَى (hadā), meaning 'to guide', preceded by the article اَل (al-), meaning 'the'. Thus the surname means 'the guided'.

Alhadeff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5651:641,52051,556
Belgium671:171,59223,333
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
Argentina441:971,44161,182
England371:1,505,89364,828
Italy291:2,108,85190,314
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Greece181:615,54471,673
Israel171:503,39037,521
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Alhadeff Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Alhadeff is a Jewish Sephardic surname of Arabic origin. It comes from the verb هَدَى (hadā), meaning 'to guide', preceded by the article اَل (al-), meaning 'the'. Thus the surname means 'the guided'.

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Alhadeff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alhadeff is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alhadeff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 372,194th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,559,695 people. The last name Alhadeff is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Alhadeff reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Alhadeff is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 565 people, or 1 in 641,520. In The United States it is mostly found in: Washington, where 25 percent live, California, where 25 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 7 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

Alhadeff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alhadeff last name are 39.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.07% registered with the political party.

The amount Alhadeff earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 70.87% more than the national average, earning €51,311 per year; in South Africa they earn 88.38% more than the national average, earning R 447,660 per year; in United States they earn 40.62% more than the national average, earning $60,677 USD per year and in Canada they earn 92.82% more than the national average, earning $95,800 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alhadef93229/
Aladieff8815/
Alhedeff882/
Elhadeff881/
Alhadeft881/
Elhadef80775/
Elhadeuf753/
Alhadeeb752/
Oulhadef751/
Elhaddef751/
Alhadhif751/
Aladev71698/
Alahaideb71242/
Aladeb711/
Alahaydeb711/
Aladeva67330/
Aladeeb67308/
Algadev6722/
Aladiev679/
Elhadif676/
Haladev672/
Alhadib671/
Alaadeb671/
Aladhif671/
Alahdif671/
Alladif671/
Aaladev671/

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