Alamb Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Alamb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alamb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
India71:109,580,769786,157
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Alamb (73) may also be a first name.

Alamb Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alamb Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Alamb (Bengali: অলম্ব, Hindi: आलम्ब) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alamb? popularity and diffusion

Alamb is the 2,909,720th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 40 percent of Alamb are found; 40 percent are found in Central Africa and 38 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Alamb is also the 1,134,117th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 73 people.

It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 1,153,837. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: East Region, where 94 percent reside and Centre Region, where 6 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and India, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galamb911,030/
Halamb913/
Aslamb911/
Haalamb831/
Gallamb830/
Olamb8093/
Alomb8077/
Alamf809/
Elamb807/
Alamp805/
Alanb802/
Holamb7360/
Alampe7352/
Golamb7349/
Helamb7324/
Galomb7324/
Aslamp737/
Allamf735/
O'Lamb732/
Aslamf732/
Aslamv732/
Galamp732/
Alganb731/
Alannb731/
Galanb731/
Aslammp673/
Aslampt673/
Aslamvp672/
Alhampe671/
Aslamps671/
Aslampp671/
Allampt671/
Gallanb671/
Gallamp671/

Alamb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alamb in the Bengali language
অলম্বalamba-
Alamb in the Hindi language
आलम्बalamba50
अलम्बalamba50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alamb
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