Al Imam Surname

113,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,078 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Al Imam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Imam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria2,3801:8,110794
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Palestine2391:19,0333,090
Lebanon1631:34,5833,370
Tunisia1231:4,964792
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
United Arab Emirates821:111,7359,627
Yemen181:1,468,07212,178
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
France31:22,140,907385,998
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Al Imam (15) may also be a first name.

Al Imam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al Imam occurs more in Syria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

Al Imam is the 113,439th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,787,039 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Al Imam are found; 80 percent are found in West Asia and 69 percent are found in Levant. Al Imam is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 15 people.

It is most frequent in Syria, where it is held by 2,380 people, or 1 in 8,110. In Syria Al Imam is mostly found in: Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 86 percent live, Aleppo Governorate, where 12 percent live and Homs Governorate, where 2 percent live. Excluding Syria Al Imam occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 13 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent live.

Al Imam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Al Imam surname is primarily Sunni (96%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Ismam931/
Al Imaam931/
Al Emam86973/
Al-Imam86104/
Al Iman8613/
Al Umam862/
Al Aiman802/
Al Yiman801/
Al Eiman801/
Al-Emam71655/
Al Eman71184/
Al-Imamová716/
Al-Iman714/
Al Imon711/
Al-Humam674/
Al Ajman673/
Al Ehman673/
Al Ayman672/
Al-Emmam671/
Al Yoman671/
Al Hajman632/
Al Humoum632/
Al Emon57632/
Al-Eman57123/
Al-Humaim501/

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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 Imam
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