Jalefa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Somalia

Jalefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jalefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Jalefa (86) may also be a first name.

Jalefa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jalefa (Bengali: জলেফা, Hindi: जलेफा) is found most frequently in Bangladesh. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jalefa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Jalefa reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 33 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 86 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 159,356,773. Without taking into account Bangladesh it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent are found and Somalia, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jalifa8377/
Zalefa8345/
Halefa838/
Salefa834/
Jalefo833/
Jalafa833/
Yalefa831/
Jalefe831/
Khalefa7713,513/
Caleffa7750/
Jaliffa7730/
Jalifah7713/
Haleefa779/
Jalafah774/
Ayolefa773/
Zaleefa773/
Zalefat771/
Jhalifa771/
Saleefa771/
Jalofah771/
Halefay771/
Khaleefa711,001/
Khaleifa71205/
Ayoleifa713/
Khalefaa711/
Khalefea711/
Halifa6714,438/
Jalife67810/
Salifa67410/
Califa67253/
Jalifi67146/
Zalifa67121/
Calefo6773/
Solefa6714/
Jolafa677/
Salefo672/
Ealefo672/
Jolefi671/
Jalofo671/
Yalafa671/
Khallefah671/
Chalefaux670/

Jalefa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jalefa in the Bengali language
জলেফাjalepha-
Jalefa in the Hindi language
जलेफाjalepha-

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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 Jalefa
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