Al Nams Surname

276,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Al Nams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Nams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine8361:5,4411,204
Yemen3591:73,6085,071
Jordan1191:74,3066,149
Lebanon861:65,5474,843
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443

Al Nams Last Name Facts

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

Al Nams is borne by more people in Palestine than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 276,555th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,197,964 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Nams are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 74 percent are found in Levant.

The last name is most frequent in Palestine, where it is held by 836 people, or 1 in 5,441. In Palestine Al Nams is most numerous in: Rafah Governorate, where 75 percent live, Gaza Governorate, where 19 percent live and Khan Yunis Governorate, where 7 percent live. Aside from Palestine it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 26 percent live and Jordan, where 8 percent live.

Al Nams Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Sunni (65%) 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 Nams
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