Al-Dulaimi Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Al-Dulaimi Surname User-submission:

The surname Al-Dulaimi (Al-Dulaim) comes from the diminutive of adlam, which means 'one who invades at the dark of the night' and 'one who carries the darkness of the night'.

Al-Dulaimi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1041:94,6806,886
Yemen881:300,2879,775
Iraq471:745,14210,632
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
England51:11,143,612252,590
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Al-Dulaimi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Al-Dulaimi (Al-Dulaim) comes from the diminutive of adlam, which means 'one who invades at the dark of the night' and 'one who carries the darkness of the night'.

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Al-Dulaimi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al-Dulaimi (Arabic: الدليمي) occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Al-Dulaimi click here.

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

The last name is the 868,551st most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. The last name Al-Dulaimi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 49 percent of Al-Dulaimi are found; 48 percent are found in West Asia and 35 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 94,680. In Sweden Al-Dulaimi is most numerous in: Skåne County, where 24 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 17 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 15 percent are found. Not including Sweden this last name exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 28 percent are found and Iraq, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Al-Dulaimi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Al-Dulaimi in the Arabic language
الدليميaldlymy-

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