Alamu Surname
Approximately 19,397 people bear this surname
Alamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18,319 | 1:9,670 | 1,059 |
| Tanzania | 263 | 1:201,299 | 17,178 |
| India | 135 | 1:5,681,966 | 136,010 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| South Africa | 100 | 1:541,777 | 42,852 |
| England | 88 | 1:633,160 | 37,224 |
| Uganda | 61 | 1:639,988 | 33,288 |
| United States | 50 | 1:7,249,179 | 331,838 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Zambia | 32 | 1:495,310 | 22,215 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| Ivory Coast | 25 | 1:922,849 | 23,346 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Solomon Islands | 12 | 1:48,336 | 9,616 |
| Burkina Faso | 12 | 1:1,529,342 | 12,810 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Turkey | 9 | 1:8,646,825 | 130,497 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Alamu (5,509) may also be a first name.
Alamu Demographics
Average Alamu Salary in
United States
$35,148 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Alamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alamu (Hindi: आलमू, Marathi: आलमू, Oriya: ଆଲମୂ) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alamu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alamu is the 27,726th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 375,705 people. Alamu is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Alamu are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alamu is also the 90,460th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 5,509 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 18,319 people, or 1 in 9,670. In Nigeria Alamu is most common in: Oyo, where 47 percent live, Osun, where 13 percent live and Lagos, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Alamu exists in 35 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Alamu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Alamu last name is primarily Christian (61%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Alamu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Alamu earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 37.66% less than the national average, earning R 148,140 per year; in United States they earn 18.54% less than the national average, earning $35,148 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.87% less than the national average, earning $31,863 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alamu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alamu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲମୂ | alamu | - |
| Alamu in the Hindi language | ||
| आलमू | alamu | 45.74 |
| अलमू | alamu | 25.53 |
| अलमु | alamu | 12.77 |
| अलामू | alamu | 6.38 |
| अलामु | alamu | 5.32 |
| आलमु | alamu | 4.26 |
| Alamu in the Marathi language | ||
| आलमू | alamu | 35.71 |
| अलमु | alamu | 25 |
| अलमू | alamu | 17.86 |
| अलामु | alamu | 7.14 |
| आलमु | alamu | 3.57 |
| अलामू | alamu | 3.57 |
| सालम | salama | 3.57 |
| मलाहु | malahu | 3.57 |
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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 Alamu
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