Alama Surname
Approximately 36,459 people bear this surname
Alama Surname User-submission:
Alamà, in the Catalan language, is a false graphy for alemany, which means 'German'.
Alama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 13,200 | 1:2,158 | 300 |
| Peru | 6,560 | 1:4,845 | 789 |
| Lebanon | 4,612 | 1:1,222 | 219 |
| Philippines | 1,897 | 1:53,368 | 8,848 |
| India | 1,292 | 1:593,704 | 28,725 |
| Palestine | 1,290 | 1:3,526 | 778 |
| Nigeria | 1,008 | 1:175,737 | 10,848 |
| Egypt | 824 | 1:111,573 | 9,244 |
| DR Congo | 780 | 1:94,717 | 10,727 |
| Poland | 584 | 1:65,083 | 10,219 |
| Cameroon | 578 | 1:35,933 | 4,842 |
| Ecuador | 497 | 1:32,004 | 3,816 |
| Yemen | 447 | 1:59,117 | 4,466 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Jordan | 341 | 1:25,931 | 3,488 |
| Spain | 302 | 1:154,808 | 11,333 |
| United States | 280 | 1:1,294,496 | 90,776 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Ivory Coast | 146 | 1:158,022 | 7,282 |
| Kuwait | 135 | 1:28,153 | 3,584 |
| Israel | 105 | 1:81,501 | 9,827 |
| France | 89 | 1:746,323 | 92,306 |
| Indonesia | 85 | 1:1,555,873 | 103,724 |
| Argentina | 81 | 1:527,696 | 38,577 |
| Papua New Guinea | 73 | 1:111,695 | 15,161 |
| Iraq | 68 | 1:515,024 | 8,412 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Pakistan | 29 | 1:6,160,134 | 36,715 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| American Samoa | 19 | 1:2,935 | 631 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Mauritania | 15 | 1:272,991 | 12,403 |
| Syria | 14 | 1:1,378,644 | 7,647 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Samoa | 9 | 1:21,534 | 479 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Algeria | 9 | 1:4,292,395 | 48,087 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
The alternate forms: Alamá (6), Alamâ (2) & Alamà (2) are calculated separately.
Alama (19,733) may also be a first name.
Alama Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Alamà, in the Catalan language, is a false graphy for alemany, which means 'German'.
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Average Alama Salary in
United States
$52,737 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Alama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alama (Arabic: المع, Bengali: আলমা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻼﻣﺎ, Hindi: आलमा, Marathi: आलामा, Oriya: ଆଲମା) is most common in Nepal. It may also be found as: Alamá, Alamâ or Alamà. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 15,277th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 199,883 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 66 percent of Alama live; 41 percent live in South Asia and 40 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Alama is also the 38,189th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 19,733 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nepal, where it is borne by 13,200 people, or 1 in 2,158. In Nepal it is most frequent in: Narayani, where 46 percent live, Koshi, where 25 percent live and Janakpur, where 10 percent live. Not including Nepal this surname occurs in 82 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 18 percent live and Lebanon, where 13 percent live.
Alama Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Alama has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Alama last name grew 1,333 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Alama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Shiite (73%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Alama surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.
The amount Alama earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 29.86% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,597 per year; in United States they earn 22.22% more than the national average, earning $52,737 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.41% less than the national average, earning $44,014 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alama in the Hindi language | ||
| आलमा | alama | 86.13 |
| अलमा | alama | 10.13 |
| अलामा | alama | 1.87 |
| आलामा | alama | 0.8 |
| आलम | alama | 0.53 |
| एलमा | elama | 0.27 |
| ालमा | alama | 0.27 |
| Alama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲମା | alama | 81.7 |
| ଆଲାମା | alama | 9.8 |
| ଅଲମା | alama | 4.58 |
| ଅଲାମା | alama | 0.98 |
| ଏଲାମା | elama | 0.65 |
| ଆଲମ | alama | 0.65 |
| ଆେଲମା | aelama | 0.65 |
| ମହ | maha | 0.33 |
| Alama in the Bengali language | ||
| আলমা | alama | 66.67 |
| আলামা | alama | 33.33 |
| Alama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻼﻣﺎ | lama | 40 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺎ | alma | 20 |
| ﺃﻻﻣﺎ | alama | 20 |
| ﺁﻻﻣﺎ | alama | 20 |
| Alama in the Marathi language | ||
| आलामा | alama | 23.08 |
| अलामा | alama | 20.51 |
| अलमा | alama | 15.38 |
| अलाम | alama | 10.26 |
| आलम | alama | 10.26 |
| आलाम | alama | 5.13 |
| आलमॉ | alamo | 2.56 |
| आळमा | alama | 2.56 |
| आलमा | alama | 2.56 |
| आलामााबक्ष | alamaabaksa | 2.56 |
| अालमा | aalama | 2.56 |
| अलामाािहम | alamaaihama | 2.56 |
| Alama in the Arabic language | ||
| المع | alm | - |
| الاما | alama | - |
| علامه | lamh | - |
| آلما | alma | - |
| الما | alma | - |
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