Al Ajami Surname
Approximately 2,026 people bear this surname
Al Ajami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 1,293 | 1:20,437 | 2,147 |
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| Jordan | 180 | 1:49,125 | 4,983 |
| Palestine | 9 | 1:505,428 | 12,843 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Al Ajami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Ajami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Ajami is found in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Ajami? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 204,923rd most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,597,012 people. The surname Al Ajami is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Ajami live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 90 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name Al Ajami is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is borne by 1,293 people, or 1 in 20,437. In Yemen it is most common in: 'Amran Governorate, where 67 percent live, Al Mahwit Governorate, where 21 percent live and Lahij Governorate, where 10 percent live. Aside from Yemen this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 26 percent live and Jordan, where 9 percent live.
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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
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