Al-Alem Surname
Approximately 425 people bear this surname
Al-Alem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Al-Alem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Alem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al-Alem is borne by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Alem? popularity and diffusion
The last name Al-Alem is the 694,796th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 17,147,167 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Al-Alem live; 59 percent live in West Asia and 57 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
Al-Alem is most commonly used in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 129,104. Beside Saudi Arabia this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 36 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Aleem | 93 | 3 | / |
| Al-Aalem | 93 | 1 | / |
| Al-Haleem | 88 | 4 | / |
| Al Alem | 86 | 260 | / |
| Al-Alim | 86 | 68 | / |
| Al-Halim | 80 | 504 | / |
| Al Aleem | 80 | 113 | / |
| Al-Alime | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Haleem | 75 | 87 | / |
| Al Alim | 71 | 1,295 | / |
| Al Elem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Alien | 67 | 57 | / |
| Al Halim | 67 | 30 | / |
| Al Aleng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Alaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Aalim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Allen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Halime | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al Ahalim | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al Alin | 57 | 7 | / |
| Al Elim | 57 | 4 | / |
| Al Aling | 53 | 1 | / |
| Al Haling | 50 | 1 | / |
| Al Ealing | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Al-Alem
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