Alès Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Alès Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alès Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France41:16,605,680368,153
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

The alternate forms: Ales (5,514), Alés (65) & Aleš (477) are calculated separately.

Alès Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alès has its highest incidence in France. It may also occur as: Ales, Alés or Aleš. For other possible spellings of Alès click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alès? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alès is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Alès occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Alès reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 16,605,680. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Brittany, where 25 percent reside, Centre-Val de Loire, where 25 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 25 percent reside. Beside France this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 29 percent reside and Chile, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ales925,514/
Alés9265/
Galès8929/
Allès898/
Aulès891/
Alè866/
Aleš83477/
D'Alès8011/
Hallès808/
Gallès806/
Alis7514,591/
Alys7598/
Alís757/
Hales6727,063/
Aloys6720,486/
Alles6714,651/
Gales6714,145/
Halis678,230/
Eales675,367/
Alois675,158/
Galis672,974/
Allis672,886/
Ailes672,407/
Alish672,146/
Ayles672,091/
Alais671,973/
Aules671,524/
Ahles671,521/
Alese671,382/
Alies67929/
Aulis67801/
Alise67763/
Alesh67701/
Aleus67648/
Alexs67280/
Alyos67206/
Aluis67138/
Algis67113/
Alios6796/
Aliss6791/
Ailis6785/
Ailys6777/
Aless6775/
Halys6773/
Atlis6770/
Aleas6769/
Alees6759/
Ahlis6758/
Allys6743/
Aleis6740/
Alays6734/
Alisz6732/
Aleys6726/
Atles6725/
Allés6715/
Gallè6711/
Alhis6711/
Galys6710/
Alest679/
Asles677/
Alhes677/
Alisp677/
Alist676/
Aales676/
Oulès675/
Alets675/
Aslis674/
Aulés673/
Ealis673/
Aalis673/
Galés672/
Alysh672/
Alges672/
Ajles672/
Ajlis672/
Aylis672/
Ealys672/
Aulys672/
Alaís671/
Ali's671/
Aalys671/
Alyss671/
Alixs671/
Alesė671/
Hailè671/
Gaulè671/
Aleds670/
Alesd670/
Alesx670/

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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 Alès
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