Al-Laham Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

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

Al-Laham Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'the butcher'.

People used to describe people by their occupation, and thus the surname came to be. The problem with surnames that originate from occupations, is that their real surnames would be forgotten. Therefore one can not know for sure which family they belong to, or that all people with the surname Laham are descendants of the same man.

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Al-Laham Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Jordan81:1,105,30516,405
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
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Al-Laham Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'the butcher'.

People used to describe people by their occupation, and thus the surname came to be. The problem with surnames that originate from occupations, is that their real surnames would be forgotten. Therefore one can not know for sure which family they belong to, or that all people with the surname Laham are descendants of the same man.

- jawaher
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Al-Laham Demographics

Average Al-Laham Salary in
United States

$23,375 USD

Per year
Rank:
1,076,830 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
8.2224E-7
Rank: 1,127,481 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
54.17%
Sample size: 3 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Al-Laham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al-Laham is borne by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 745,450th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 18,879,653 people. The surname Al-Laham is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Al-Laham live; 97 percent live in West Asia and 93 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most common in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 358 people, or 1 in 86,189. Beside Saudi Arabia this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Al-Laham Last Name Statistics demography

Al-Laham earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al-Lahm931/
Al Laham88443/
Al-Lame802/
Al Lam712/
Al-Lan711/
Al Lamm672/
Al-Lain671/
Al Lame671/
Al-Loum671/
Al Lassim591/
Al Lom57442/
Al Lan571/
Al-Lon571/
Al Lann532/
Al Lian531/
Al Lean531/
Al Lang531/
Al Land531/
Al Liang501/
Al Lyang501/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al-Laham
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