Alamai Surname
Approximately 591 people bear this surname
Alamai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 370 | 1:478,764 | 24,094 |
| Uganda | 168 | 1:232,377 | 17,736 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Alamaï (2) are calculated separately.
Alamai (281) may also be a first name.
Alamai Demographics
Alamai Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Alamai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alamai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alamai (Hindi: अलमई, Oriya: ଆଲମାଇ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Alamaï. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alamai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alamai is the 542,751st most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 12,330,873 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Alamai are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 528,876th most frequently occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 281 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 370 people, or 1 in 478,764. In Nigeria Alamai is primarily found in: Borno, where 66 percent reside, Adamawa, where 11 percent reside and Yobe, where 10 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 28 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.
Alamai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Alamai last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alamai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alamai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲମାଇ | alama'i | 85.57 |
| ଆଲମାଈ | alama'i | 4.12 |
| ଆଲାମାଇ | alama'i | 3.09 |
| ଅଲାମାଇ | alama'i | 2.06 |
| ଅଲମାଇ | alama'i | 2.06 |
| ଆଲାମଇ | alama'i | 1.03 |
| ମାଝୀ | majhi | 1.03 |
| ଆଳମାଇ | alama'i | 1.03 |
| Alamai in the Hindi language | ||
| अलमई | alama'i | 66.67 |
| अलमाई | alama'i | 33.33 |
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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
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alamai
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