Al-Alim Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Al-Alim Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al-Alim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Al-Alim (14) may also be a first name.

Al-Alim Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Alim Come From? nationality or country of origin

Al-Alim occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Alim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,312,869th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. Al-Alim is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Al-Alim are found; 84 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 84 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name globally It is held by 14 people.

The last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 2,404,531. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Jakarta, where 100 percent live. Outside of Indonesia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Malaysia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al-Halim93504/
Al-Alime931/
Al Alim861,295/
Al-Alem86425/
Al Halim8030/
Al-Aleem803/
Al Alaim801/
Al Aalim801/
Al-Aalem801/
Al-Haleem754/
Al Ahalim751/
Al Halime751/
Al Alem71260/
Al Alin717/
Al Elim714/
Al Aleem67113/
Al Alien6757/
Al Aling671/
Al Haleem6387/
Al Ealing631/
Al Haling631/
Al Elem571/
Al Allen531/
Al Aleng531/

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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-Alim
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