Alx Surname

341,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,075 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Alx Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alx Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt8541:107,6538,985
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Alx (489) may also be a first name.

Alx Last Name Facts

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

Alx is found most in Egypt. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alx? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 341,576th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,779,112 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Alx live; 79 percent live in North Africa and 79 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 384,341st most numerous first name in the world, held by 489 people.

This last name is most numerous in Egypt, where it is held by 854 people, or 1 in 107,653. Aside from Egypt Alx occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 19 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Alx Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Alx has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Alx last name fell 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halx8621/
Alxe864/
Alqx862/
Allx862/
Alxs861/
Alxp861/
Ahlx861/
Galx861/
Aulx861/
Ailex753/
Alenx751/
Aylxd751/
Aylex751/
Ealkx751/
Alinx751/
Ealex751/
Als674,219/
Alq671,426/
Alz671,391/
Alk671,027/
Elx67316/
Alg67105/
Alc6783/
Olx6740/
Allenx673/
Athlex672/

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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 Alx
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