Alajami Surname
Approximately 565 people bear this surname
Alajami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Qatar | 134 | 1:17,597 | 1,938 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Lebanon | 8 | 1:704,635 | 14,756 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Alajami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alajami Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alajami occurs in Saudi Arabia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alajami? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 561,353rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 12,898,311 people. Alajami occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Alajami are found; 96 percent are found in West Asia and 94 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname is most prevalent in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 278 people, or 1 in 110,992. Apart from Saudi Arabia this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 24 percent live and Bahrain, where 18 percent live.
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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