Meaning of the nameAlefe
- Male
- A-le-fe
Alefe is a masculine name of uncertain origin, written with a final e, recorded mostly for people born in the 1990s and 2000s.
Meaning
The meaning of Alefe 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)
- 3,565
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,467
- Median age
- 20 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,710
- people
Alefe in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alefe, 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 (1,397 people).
67 women 3,498 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 Alefe is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alefe in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Goiás 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 556 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 481 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 379 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 297 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 184 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 171 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 155 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 149 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 140 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 118 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 114 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 96 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 92 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 77 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 72 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 66 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 56 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 56 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 56 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 47 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 34 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 33 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 31 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 28 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 27 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 25 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alefe
The origin of the name Alefe is uncertain. It is close to Alef, a name in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) with the spelling variants Aleff, Alefh and Aleph. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,565 people named Alefe, almost always men, with a median age of 20. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Alef · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Alefe
What does the name Alefe mean?
The meaning of Alefe 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 Alefe in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,565 people with the first name Alefe, which ranks it number 3,467 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Alefe a boy's or a girl's name?
Alefe is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 67 women and 3,498 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Alefe most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.004% of the state's population is named Alefe (556 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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