Zaleef Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Zaleef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaleef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan171:1,891,36413,978
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Maldives11:404,1727,269

Zaleef (95) may also be a first name.

Zaleef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zaleef is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaleef? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. Zaleef occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Zaleef are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 974,243rd most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 95 people.

The surname Zaleef is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 1,891,364. In Afghanistan Zaleef is most frequent in: Khost, where 47 percent are found, Paktia, where 35 percent are found and Paktika, where 12 percent are found. Besides Afghanistan it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 22 percent are found and The Maldives, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zalef912/
Zaleev83203/
Saleef8384/
Zahlef8311/
Jaleef834/
Zailef831/
Zhaleev77161/
Zaleyev772/
Zayleev771/
Zauleff770/
Calef73745/
Zalif73493/
Salef7393/
Jalef7384/
Zalev7374/
Zelef736/
Zaleb735/
Dzhaleev716/
Tzauleff711/
Zaleyeva711/
Saleeb672,866/
Chalef671,744/
Saleev671,708/
Zaliev67219/
Zoulef67206/
Zalaev67142/
Zaloev6779/
Caulef6772/
Zeleev6744/
Caleff6743/
Zaleva6732/
Zalyev6730/
Zallif6723/
Jaleff6722/
Zhelef6715/
Callef6715/
Zaluev6714/
Saleff6712/
Zalouf677/
Szalew677/
Saleew677/
Dzalev675/
Jaleew674/
Caleev673/
Shalef673/
Jaleev673/
Zallew672/
Saulef672/
Scalef672/
Xaleev672/
Zaalif672/
Zhalev672/
Salief672/
Sallef672/
Zaelew671/
Salefe671/
Zhaleyeva671/
Jaslef671/
Zialif671/
Zehlef671/
Zselef671/
Jalefe671/
Sealef671/
Sialef671/
Calief671/
Zealif670/
Zalauf670/
Zelief670/
Zeleff670/

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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 Zaleef
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