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

Jalefa (Bengali: জলেফা, Hindi: जलेफा) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jalefa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Jalefa occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Jalefa are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 33 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 86 people.

The last name Jalefa is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 159,356,773. Outside of Bangladesh this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent reside and Somalia, where 33 percent reside.

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
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  • 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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