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 last name Alamai (Hindi: अलमई, Oriya: ଆଲମାଇ) is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant: Alamaï. For other potential spellings of Alamai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alamai? popularity and diffusion
Alamai is the 542,751st most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 12,330,873 people. This last name is mostly 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. Alamai is also the 528,876th most widely held first name globally, borne by 281 people.
The surname Alamai is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 370 people, or 1 in 478,764. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 66 percent reside, Adamawa, where 11 percent reside and Yobe, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 28 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.
Alamai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alamai
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