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Where Does The Last Name Alam Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Alam (Arabic: العّم, Bengali: আলম, Georgian: ალამ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻼﻡ, Hindi: आलम, Marathi: आलाम, Oriya: ଆଲମ, Russian: Алам, Tibetan: ཨ་ལམ་) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Alám or Âlam. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alam? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 137^th most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,732 people. The surname Alam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Alam are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 62 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Alam is also the 3,128^th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 333,296 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 2,134,990 people, or 1 in 75. Apart from Bangladesh Alam is found in 167 countries. It is also found in India, where 33 percent are found and Pakistan, where 10 percent are found.

Alam Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Alam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Alam surname grew 105,263 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 112,283 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alam Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Russia and Maronite (86%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Alam last name are 2.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Alam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 74.35% less than the national average, earning €7,703 per year; in Norway they earn 15.39% less than the national average, earning 292,805 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 50.96% less than the national average, earning R 116,532 per year; in United States they earn 13.19% more than the national average, earning $48,839 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.81% less than the national average, earning $46,302 CAD per year.