Meaning of the nameAlaf
- Male
- A-laf
Alaf is a male name of uncertain origin, listed in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) with the spelling variants Alaff and Halaf.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,192 people named Alaf, the 7,354th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 22, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Alaf is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,192
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,354
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 971
- people
Alaf in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alaf, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (580 people).
0 women 1,182 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Alaf is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alaf in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Pará 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 255 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 212 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 140 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 125 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 74 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 50 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 37 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 35 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 35 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 27 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 26 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 24 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 21 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 20 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 20 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alaf
The origin of the name Alaf is uncertain; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists the spelling variants Alaff and Halaf. It is an almost always male name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,192 people named Alaf, with a median age of 22, almost all of them born since the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Alaf · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Alaf
What does the name Alaf mean?
The meaning of Alaf is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Alaf in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,192 people with the first name Alaf, which ranks it number 7,354 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Alaf a boy's or a girl's name?
Alaf is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,182 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Alaf most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Alaf (125 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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