Al-Awam Surname
Approximately 250 people bear this surname
Al-Awam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Al-Awam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Awam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al-Awam is found most frequently in Saudi Arabia. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Awam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,014,722nd most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 29,150,184 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Al-Awam are found; 96 percent are found in West Asia and 96 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
This surname is most commonly used in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 129,104. Besides Saudi Arabia Al-Awam occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Egypt, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Awwam | 93 | 1 | / |
| Al Awam | 86 | 570 | / |
| Al-Awan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Al-Hawatim | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Awaim | 80 | 28 | / |
| Al Hawam | 80 | 11 | / |
| Al Awaam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Awwam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Awane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Awand | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Ashwan | 75 | 199 | / |
| Al-Aswand | 75 | 21 | / |
| Al Hawamd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Awan | 71 | 23 | / |
| Al-Hashwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Aiban | 67 | 200 | / |
| Al Awang | 67 | 40 | / |
| Al Awain | 67 | 6 | / |
| Al-Owain | 67 | 4 | / |
| Al Aiwan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Al Aawan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Awwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Aybam | 67 | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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-Awam
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