Alaalem Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Alaalem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alaalem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania311:132,0927,581
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Alaalem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alaalem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alaalem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,141,416th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Alaalem are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 132,092. In Mauritania Alaalem is most numerous in: Trarza Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritania this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 10 percent reside and Iraq, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alaaleem931/
Alalem9210,237/
Alaliem86209/
Elaalem86172/
Alaleem8623/
Alaalim8611/
Alhalem8610/
Alaleme864/
Allalem862/
Alhaleem80233/
Elalem7711,711/
Alalim77637/
Alalen77147/
Olalem772/
Alolem771/
Elhalem71400/
Algalim71314/
Elaleem71185/
Alhalim7142/
Alalime7126/
Allalen7115/
Elaalim717/
Olaleme714/
Alaleen713/
Allgahalim711/
Elallem711/
Ealalim711/
Elaleam711/
Aalalen711/
Alallen711/
El'alem711/
Helalem711/
Elhaleem67214/
Elhaleim675/
Allhalim673/
Galallen672/
Olaallen672/
Alhalime672/
Alaln671/
Alhaleen671/
Alaaalin671/
Elhallem671/
Alhalenn671/

Alaalem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alaalem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢalalm-

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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
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  • 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 Alaalem
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