Alema Surname
Approximately 12,005 people bear this surname
Alema Surname User-submission:
This surname derives from patronymic forms in d'-, referring to the Turkish name Alem, an ancient variant of the more common Alim, from alem, which in Turkish means 'friendly', probably carried by the father of the progenitor.
Read More About This SurnameAlema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 6,922 | 1:14,092 | 1,992 |
| Uganda | 2,006 | 1:19,461 | 2,891 |
| DR Congo | 1,245 | 1:59,341 | 7,086 |
| Bangladesh | 631 | 1:252,546 | 7,887 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Kenya | 292 | 1:158,150 | 12,467 |
| India | 106 | 1:7,236,466 | 158,262 |
| Cameroon | 97 | 1:214,114 | 21,748 |
| Papua New Guinea | 75 | 1:108,716 | 14,715 |
| Paraguay | 67 | 1:108,011 | 2,466 |
| Philippines | 50 | 1:2,024,764 | 119,725 |
| United States | 24 | 1:15,102,456 | 529,929 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Alemã (2), Alemà (2) & Alemá (1) are calculated separately.
Alema (69,057) may also be a first name.
Alema Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname derives from patronymic forms in d'-, referring to the Turkish name Alem, an ancient variant of the more common Alim, from alem, which in Turkish means 'friendly', probably carried by the father of the progenitor.
The surname D'Alema would seem Lucan of Matera, with a strain also in the Brindisi area.
Dalema, almost unique, is from Matera and should be due to a transcription error of the previous one.
Dalemmo, always very rare, is specific to Manduria in the Taranto area.
Alema and Alemi are practically unique.
- deleted-72043Alema Demographics
Average Alema Salary in
United States
$47,285 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Alema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alema (Bengali: আলেমা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻟﻤﺎ, Hindi: आलेमा, Marathi: आलेमा, Oriya: ଆେଲମା, Russian: Алема) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may be found as: Alemã, Alemà or Alemá. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alema? popularity and diffusion
The last name Alema is the 43,352nd most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 607,043 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Alema reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 14,031st most commonly used first name globally, held by 69,057 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 6,922 people, or 1 in 14,092. Apart from Ethiopia this surname occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 17 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.
Alema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Alema has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Alema Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Alema surname is chiefly 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alema in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﻟﻤﺎ | alma | - |
| Alema in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆେଲମା | aelama | 92.4 |
| ଅେଲମା | aelama | 5.85 |
| ଏେଲମା | eelama | 0.58 |
| Alema in the Bengali language | ||
| আলেমা | alema | 83.33 |
| অলেমা | alema | 16.67 |
| Alema in the Hindi language | ||
| आलेमा | alema | 72.5 |
| अलेमा | alema | 27.5 |
| Alema in the Marathi language | ||
| आलेमा | alema | 50 |
| अलेमा | alema | 41.67 |
| एलेमा | elema | 8.33 |
| Alema in the Russian language | ||
| Алема | alema | - |
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