Alams Surname
Approximately 611 people bear this surname
Alams Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| Nigeria | 193 | 1:917,838 | 39,641 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Alams (93) may also be a first name.
Alams Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alams Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alams (Arabic: المصه, Hindi: आलमस्, Marathi: अलमास, Russian: Аламс) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Alams click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alams? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alams is the 529,538th most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,927,244 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Alams are found; 60 percent are found in North Africa and 60 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Alams is also the 986,211th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 93 people.
The surname is most numerous in Egypt, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 251,191. Other than Egypt it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 32 percent reside and Pakistan, where 2 percent reside.
Alams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Alams has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Alams surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alams Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alams in the Hindi language | ||
| आलमस् | alamas | - |
| Alams in the Marathi language | ||
| अलमास | alamasa | - |
| Alams in the Russian language | ||
| Аламс | alams | - |
| Alams in the Arabic language | ||
| المصه | almsh | - |
| الموكش | almwksh | - |
| المس | alms | - |
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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 Alams
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