Alem Surname
Approximately 280,426 people bear this surname
Alem Surname User-submission:
Alem (عالم) is an Arabic surname, which means 'one with knowledge' or 'scientist'.
Alem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 228,269 | 1:427 | 57 |
| Eritrea | 24,359 | 1:195 | 68 |
| Algeria | 8,024 | 1:4,815 | 753 |
| Morocco | 3,272 | 1:10,537 | 1,497 |
| Sudan | 2,520 | 1:14,885 | 2,042 |
| Argentina | 2,206 | 1:19,376 | 1,641 |
| Brazil | 1,461 | 1:146,526 | 5,614 |
| Egypt | 1,281 | 1:71,769 | 6,590 |
| Mauritania | 908 | 1:4,510 | 534 |
| Ghana | 901 | 1:29,990 | 3,547 |
| Iran | 883 | 1:86,956 | 8,762 |
| India | 816 | 1:940,031 | 40,359 |
| Pakistan | 767 | 1:232,912 | 5,387 |
| United States | 421 | 1:860,948 | 65,474 |
| Philippines | 400 | 1:253,096 | 37,755 |
| Cameroon | 396 | 1:52,447 | 6,840 |
| Uganda | 327 | 1:119,386 | 11,392 |
| France | 322 | 1:206,282 | 32,050 |
| Nigeria | 301 | 1:588,514 | 28,350 |
| Turkey | 290 | 1:268,350 | 18,192 |
| Indonesia | 267 | 1:495,315 | 40,583 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Kazakhstan | 195 | 1:90,679 | 10,336 |
| Bolivia | 165 | 1:64,342 | 3,105 |
| Uruguay | 143 | 1:23,998 | 2,805 |
| Kenya | 116 | 1:398,103 | 22,333 |
| Thailand | 113 | 1:625,118 | 105,836 |
| Spain | 96 | 1:487,000 | 24,732 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| Sweden | 75 | 1:131,290 | 9,286 |
| Papua New Guinea | 72 | 1:113,246 | 15,376 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Canada | 65 | 1:566,855 | 47,218 |
| Tanzania | 65 | 1:814,486 | 42,828 |
| Benin | 55 | 1:187,920 | 18,137 |
| United Arab Emirates | 54 | 1:169,672 | 12,566 |
| Paraguay | 52 | 1:139,168 | 2,946 |
| Netherlands | 40 | 1:422,179 | 43,576 |
| Belgium | 40 | 1:287,416 | 33,962 |
| Libya | 36 | 1:173,444 | 826 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Italy | 20 | 1:3,057,834 | 99,174 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Cuba | 9 | 1:1,280,302 | 7,343 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Costa Rica | 8 | 1:597,509 | 4,667 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1:996,986 | 34,534 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Cape Verde | 4 | 1:132,410 | 4,291 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Além (252) & Álem (2) are calculated separately.
Alem (95,683) may also be a first name.
Alem Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Alem (عالم) is an Arabic surname, which means 'one with knowledge' or 'scientist'.
- issamansour_33Alem Demographics
Average Alem Salary in
United States
$49,535 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Alem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alem (Arabic: اليما, Bengali: এলেম, Georgian: ალემ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺎﻟﻢ, Hindi: आलेम, Marathi: आलेम, Oriya: ଆେଲମ୍, Russian: Алем) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Além or Álem. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alem? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,949th most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 25,987 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Alem are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 10,603rd most frequently occurring given name globally It is held by 95,683 people.
It is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 228,269 people, or 1 in 427. Outside of Ethiopia Alem exists in 92 countries. It is also common in Eritrea, where 9 percent live and Algeria, where 3 percent live.
Alem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Alem has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 3,508 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Alem Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Alem surname is chiefly Christian (86%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Alem last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.
The amount Alem earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.85% less than the national average, earning 242,776 kr per year; in Peru they earn 60.5% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,657 per year; in South Africa they earn 76.46% less than the national average, earning R 55,932 per year; in United States they earn 14.8% more than the national average, earning $49,535 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.65% less than the national average, earning $36,443 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alem in the Georgian language | ||
| ალემ | alem | - |
| Alem in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆେଲମ୍ | aelam | - |
| Alem in the Marathi language | ||
| आलेम | alema | 90.91 |
| अलेम | alema | 6.06 |
| अआलेम | a'alema | 3.03 |
| Alem in the Bengali language | ||
| এলেম | elema | 66.67 |
| অ্যালেম | ayalema | 33.33 |
| Alem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺎﻟﻢ | alm | 66.05 |
| ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ | alalm | 33.58 |
| ﺍﻟﻌﻼﻡ | allam | 0.37 |
| Alem in the Hindi language | ||
| आलेम | alema | 44 |
| अलीम | alima | 16 |
| आलम | alama | 16 |
| अलेम | alema | 16 |
| अलाम | alama | 4 |
| आलिम | alima | 4 |
| Alem in the Russian language | ||
| Алем | alem | - |
| Alem in the Arabic language | ||
| اليما | alyma | - |
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