Meaning of the nameAllef
- Male
- Al-lef
Allef is a spelling of the name Alef.
Meaning
The meaning of Allef is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,955
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,937
- Median age
- 19 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,684
- people
Allef in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Allef, 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 (1,244 people).
27 women 2,928 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 Allef is most common
States with the highest share of people named Allef in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 383 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 327 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 307 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 288 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 185 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 171 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 155 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 135 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 129 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 113 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 112 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 92 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 84 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 67 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 58 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 54 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 50 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 39 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 35 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 33 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 22 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 21 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 17 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Allef
It doubles the L and, proportionally, is most common in Paraíba.
About the name Alef
In Portuguese, alef is the name of the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, a word borrowed from Hebrew, according to Wiktionary. The origin of the given name Alef, however, is uncertain, and there is no meaning known with certainty for it. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Aleff, Alefh, Aleph, Halef and Haleff as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 21,140 people named Alef, with a median age of 23. It is an almost always male name and, proportionally, most common in Sergipe.
Other spellings of Alef
Sources
- Wiktionary: alef · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Alef · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Allef
What does the name Allef mean?
The meaning of Allef is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Allef in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,955 people with the first name Allef, which ranks it number 3,937 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Allef a boy's or a girl's name?
Allef is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 27 women and 2,928 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Allef most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.004% of the state's population is named Allef (155 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Allef?
Alef and Aleff. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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