Alaoma Surname

411,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alaoma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alaoma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8251:214,71812,752
England121:4,643,172139,951
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Alaoma (730) may also be a first name.

Alaoma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alaoma (Arabic: العومي) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alaoma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 411,827th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,603,950 people. Alaoma is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Alaoma reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 305,109th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 730 people.

The surname Alaoma is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 825 people, or 1 in 214,718. In Nigeria Alaoma is most prevalent in: Abia, where 45 percent reside, Lagos, where 18 percent reside and Rivers, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Alaoma exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Egypt, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alaomah921/
Alaouma921/
Aliaoma921/
Allaouma865/
Alaomaja863/
Alahouma861/
Alaomo837/
Aloama837/
Olaoma835/
Alaomi833/
Alaome832/
Alaomy831/
Alahgouma801/
Allahouma801/
Hallaouma801/
Alayomo7711/
Aliouma772/
Alayomi771/
Alaomer771/
Allahuma713/
Galouama712/
Aileomah711/
Alahoume711/
Algoouma711/
Elhaouma711/
Olaomo671,218/
Olaomi67924/
Olaome673/
Allahoume672/
Hallaoumi671/
Allahumma671/
Aloihouma671/

Alaoma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alaoma in the Arabic language
العوميalwmy-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Alaoma
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