Al-Emam Surname

501,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Al-Emam Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al-Emam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Al-Emam Last Name Facts

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

Al-Emam is borne by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 501,935th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,126,024 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Al-Emam are found; 80 percent are found in West Asia and 79 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

It is most common in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 517 people, or 1 in 59,682. Not including Saudi Arabia this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al-Emmam931/
Al Emam86973/
Al-Eman86123/
Al-Imam86104/
Al-Omaim801/
Al-Hamam801/
Al-Hammam7527/
Al Imam714,078/
Al Eman71184/
Al Amam7128/
Al-Imamová716/
Al-Iman714/
Al Hamam676,824/
Al Ehman673/
Al Amahm672/
Al Ismam671/
Al Eiman671/
Al Imaam671/
Al Hammam63283/
Al Emon57632/
Al Iman5713/
Al Amoom5311/
Al Ajman533/
Al Aiman532/
Al Ayman532/
Al Yiman531/
Al Yoman531/
Al Hamoum5020/
Al Hajman502/

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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-Emam
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