Zalefi Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Zalefi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 12 | 1:242,838 | 14,515 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Zalefi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zalefi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zalefi is found most frequently in Albania. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zalefi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zalefi is the 5,057,639th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Zalefi reside; 80 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent reside in Albano-Europe.
This surname is most numerous in Albania, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 242,838. In Albania Zalefi is most common in: Shkodër County, where 83 percent are found and Durrës County, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Albania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Iran, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calefi | 83 | 833 | / |
| Zalafi | 83 | 46 | / |
| Zalefa | 83 | 45 | / |
| Salefi | 83 | 28 | / |
| Zalifi | 83 | 18 | / |
| Zelefi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Caleffi | 77 | 3,879 | / |
| Callefi | 77 | 54 | / |
| Zalaffi | 77 | 28 | / |
| Zelefai | 77 | 20 | / |
| Zalafie | 77 | 12 | / |
| Zallafi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Zaleefa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Zalephi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Caleffie | 71 | 28 | / |
| Calleffi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sialeafi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salafi | 67 | 3,751 | / |
| Calefe | 67 | 395 | / |
| Jalifi | 67 | 146 | / |
| Zalifa | 67 | 121 | / |
| Zelafi | 67 | 98 | / |
| Selefi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Salifi | 67 | 29 | / |
| Zolafi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Zalafe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Zelifi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Califi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Salefa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Colefi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Solefi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Salofi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jolefi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jalefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| 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
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- 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 Zalefi
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