View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Where Does The Last Name Alema Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Alema (Bengali: আলেমা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻟﻤﺎ, Hindi: आलेमा, Marathi: आलेमा, Oriya: ଆେଲମା, Russian: Алема) occurs most in Ethiopia. It may appear as a variant: Alemã, Alemà or Alemá. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alema? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 43,352^nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,043 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Alema are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 14,031^st most numerous forename at a global level, held by 69,057 people.

The surname Alema is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 6,922 people, or 1 in 14,092. Not including Ethiopia Alema exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 17 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.

Alema Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Alema has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Alema last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alema Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Alema surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Alema earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.59% more than the national average, earning $47,285 USD per year.