Al Tamimi Surname

11,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Jordan

Al Tamimi Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the name of the largest tribe in Arab world. It derives from the words al, meaning 'the', and timimi, meaning 'perfection', 'talisman', or 'strong'.

Al Tamimi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen27,1311:974135
Jordan11,5711:764100
Saudi Arabia4,1741:7,3921,035
United Arab Emirates3,9061:2,346290
Kuwait1,4371:2,645335
Palestine1,3181:3,451759
Oman3021:12,2121,425
Qatar1781:13,2471,453
Bahrain1621:8,3251,494
Iraq1311:267,3415,559
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Syria961:201,0524,021
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Tunisia241:25,4433,898
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Norway151:342,81932,589
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
England101:5,571,806158,774
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Al Tamimi (55) may also be a first name.

Al Tamimi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the name of the largest tribe in Arab world. It derives from the words al, meaning 'the', and timimi, meaning 'perfection', 'talisman', or 'strong'.

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Al Tamimi Last Name Facts

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

Al Tamimi is held by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

Al Tamimi is the 11,070th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 143,631 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Tamimi reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 73 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, borne by 55 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is held by 27,131 people, or 1 in 974. In Yemen it is mostly found in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 55 percent live, Al Mahrah Governorate, where 23 percent live and Taiz Governorate, where 7 percent live. Barring Yemen this last name exists in 33 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 23 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent live.

Al Tamimi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Al Tamimi last name is predominantly Sunni (88%) in Lebanon.

Al Tamimi earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 7.75% less than the national average, earning 319,243 kr per year.

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