Alajem Surname
5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel
Alajem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Alajem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alajem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alajem has its highest incidence in Israel. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alajem? popularity and diffusion
Alajem is the 5,812,366th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Alajem is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Alajem reside; 82 percent reside in West Asia and 82 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.
It is most common in Israel, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 950,848. Besides Israel this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Libya, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Alajem
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