Zalefa Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Zalefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 35 | 1:548,343 | 14,024 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Zalefa (4,488) may also be a first name.
Zalefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zalefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zalefa has its highest incidence in Niger. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Zalefa.
How Common Is The Last Name Zalefa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,909,720th most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zalefa reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Zalefa is also the 102,767th most common first name on earth It is held by 4,488 people.
The surname Zalefa is most frequent in Niger, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 548,343. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Niger Zalefa exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaleefa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Zalefat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Zalifa | 83 | 121 | / |
| Zalefi | 83 | 15 | / |
| Zalafa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Salefa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Jalefa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Zelefa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Caleffa | 77 | 50 | / |
| Zalifah | 77 | 22 | / |
| Zelefai | 77 | 20 | / |
| Zalafah | 77 | 8 | / |
| Zalifat | 77 | 5 | / |
| Zalaifa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Zalafay | 77 | 3 | / |
| Salefad | 77 | 3 | / |
| Saleefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zalifau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zalifha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shaleefa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dzalifah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shallefa | 71 | 0 | / |
| Calefi | 67 | 833 | / |
| Salifa | 67 | 410 | / |
| Calefe | 67 | 395 | / |
| Califa | 67 | 253 | / |
| Selefa | 67 | 103 | / |
| Salafa | 67 | 99 | / |
| Jalifa | 67 | 77 | / |
| Calefo | 67 | 73 | / |
| Salefi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Zalifi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Solefa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Salofa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jalefo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Salefo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Salefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zalofo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shayletfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Calyfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xalifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jalefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chalefaux | 67 | 0 | / |
| Calefy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Zalefa
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