Al Alam Surname
Approximately 1,406 people bear this surname
Al Alam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 743 | 1:240,436 | 5,494 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Brazil | 61 | 1:3,509,415 | 98,831 |
| Ecuador | 15 | 1:1,060,390 | 14,974 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Al Alam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Alam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Alam is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Alam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Al Alam is the 275,902nd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,183,176 people. The last name Al Alam is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Al Alam live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
It is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 743 people, or 1 in 240,436. In Pakistan Al Alam is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 64 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 32 percent reside and Punjab, where 3 percent reside. Not including Pakistan this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 38 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Aslam | 93 | 18 | / |
| Al Aalam | 93 | 3 | / |
| Al Alham | 93 | 1 | / |
| Al Alaim | 93 | 1 | / |
| Al Ajlam | 93 | 1 | / |
| Al Ahlam | 93 | 1 | / |
| Al Galham | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Hajlam | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al-Alam | 86 | 31 | / |
| Al Alan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Al Ajlan | 80 | 1,881 | / |
| Al Aloom | 80 | 86 | / |
| Al Alang | 80 | 57 | / |
| Al Aloum | 80 | 7 | / |
| Al Allan | 80 | 4 | / |
| Al-Algam | 80 | 4 | / |
| Al Alyan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Al-Aalam | 80 | 2 | / |
| Al Aslan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Al Alain | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Halam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Alhom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Alian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Galam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Atlan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Halian | 75 | 357 | / |
| Al Ajlain | 75 | 48 | / |
| Al Hailan | 75 | 19 | / |
| Al Ajlaan | 75 | 16 | / |
| Al Ailian | 75 | 2 | / |
| Al Hatlan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Al Heelam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Ahlaam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Aliang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Galham | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Olan | 71 | 9 | / |
| Al Halloum | 71 | 3 | / |
| Al Ailiang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Alan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Ajlan | 67 | 1,419 | / |
| Al Golan | 67 | 758 | / |
| Al Along | 67 | 29 | / |
| Al-Alyan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Al-Allan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Al Elomm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al-Alian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Oloum | 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 Alam
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