Al Awam Surname

557,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Al Awam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Awam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen3831:68,9964,890
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Lebanon241:234,8789,056
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Tunisia121:50,8866,752
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Al Awam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Awam is more frequently found in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Awam? popularity and diffusion

Al Awam is the 557,722nd most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,785,168 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Al Awam live; 97 percent live in West Asia and 88 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most numerous in Yemen, where it is carried by 383 people, or 1 in 68,996. In Yemen it is primarily concentrated in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 54 percent reside, Dhamar Governorate, where 22 percent reside and Aden Governorate, where 15 percent reside. Beside Yemen this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 20 percent reside and Lebanon, where 4 percent reside.

Al Awam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Druze (70%) in Lebanon.

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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
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  • 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 Awam
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