Album Surname

434,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 791 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Palestine

Album Surname Definition:

(from a personal characteristic) Latin for “white,” a translation of Weiss.

Album Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan1391:63,6155,685
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United Arab Emirates991:92,5488,296
United States881:4,118,852221,730
India811:9,469,943186,993
Palestine751:60,6515,615
Iran411:1,872,74468,622
England231:2,422,52489,093
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Norway131:395,56035,657
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Israel91:950,84857,975
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
China31:455,773,85521,925
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Álbum (3) & Albüm (1) are calculated separately.

Album (153) may also be a first name.

Album Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a personal characteristic) Latin for “white,” a translation of Weiss.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Album Last Name Facts

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

The surname Album (Arabic: البومي, Russian: Албум) is found in Jordan more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Álbum or Albüm. Click here to see other potential spellings of Album.

How Common Is The Last Name Album? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 434,504th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,213,080 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 61 percent of Album are found; 42 percent are found in West Asia and 27 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 743,570th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 153 people.

The last name Album is most frequently occurring in Jordan, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 63,615. In Jordan it is most numerous in: Zarqa Governorate, where 89 percent live, Amman Governorate, where 10 percent live and Balqa Governorate, where 1 percent live. Besides Jordan Album is found in 43 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 15 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 13 percent live.

Album Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Album has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Album surname grew 2,933 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 329 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Album Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Album surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Album earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 385.53% more than the national average, earning 1,680,310 kr per year and in United States they earn 26.01% more than the national average, earning $54,371 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Álbum933/
Albüm931/
Albaum91417/
Alboum9193/
Ahlbum9122/
Albuim919/
Galbum911/
Alhbum910/
Ahlbaum8360/
Halboum834/
Allbaum833/
Albusem831/
Halbaum830/
Albun80134/
Albom80118/
Olbum8016/
Albóm809/
Elbum802/
Alvum801/
Hallbaum7710/
Hahlbaum771/
Elbaum732,441/
Albuin7346/
Galbun7335/
Alboom7322/
Halbom7320/
Ölbaum737/
Olbaum736/
Golbum735/
Elboum733/
Alhbom732/
Helbum731/
Albuín731/
Holbum730/
Halbun730/
Albunk730/
Alboun730/
Oelbaum67192/
Ohlbaum6791/
Hallbom6779/
Hasselbaum6740/
Eilbaum6738/
Holbaum6731/
Hahlbom6720/
Golbaum6718/
Albuine6715/
Albutin6711/
Allboun674/
Albunne674/
Aichelbaum672/
Albusin672/
Halboun671/
Halbune671/
Haselbaume671/
Galboun671/
Alvoume671/
Oelboum671/
Ahlbunt670/

Album Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Album in the Russian language
Албумalbum-
Album in the Arabic language
البوميalbwmy-
البومهalbwmh-

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