Alagam Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Alagam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alagam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India551:13,946,643236,652
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Alagam (40) may also be a first name.

Alagam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alagam (Hindi: अलगम, Marathi: अलगम, Oriya: ଆଲଗାମ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alagam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,075,631st most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Alagam live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 40 people.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 13,946,643. In India it is primarily found in: Telangana, where 71 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 20 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 5 percent reside. Outside of India it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 17 percent reside and Malaysia, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Alagam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alagam in the Marathi language
अलगमalagama82.35
अलागमalagama17.65
Alagam in the Hindi language
अलगमalagama50
अलगामalagama50
Alagam in the Oriya language
ଆଲଗାମalagama50
ଆଲଗମalagama50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alagam
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