Alh Surname

17,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Alh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria15,8721:11,1611,166
Iran9,6641:7,9451,100
Cameroon5,1531:4,030481
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Pakistan3671:486,7688,485
Malaysia621:475,71324,024
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Alh (85,698) may also be a first name.

Alh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alh (Hindi: अल्ह) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Alh.

How Common Is The Last Name Alh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 17,465th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 229,674 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 66 percent of Alh reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 11,669th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 85,698 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 15,872 people, or 1 in 11,161. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 20 percent are found, Kebbi, where 10 percent are found and Sokoto, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Alh occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 30 percent are found and Cameroon, where 16 percent are found.

Alh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Alh last name is primarily Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Alh last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Alh earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.95% more than the national average, earning $63,839 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galh863,724/
Allh863,002/
Alhe86389/
Halh86238/
Aslh86132/
Aalh8640/
Al H8623/
Alph8615/
Alhd8613/
Ailh8611/
Aldh867/
Alhs865/
Ahlh864/
Alht863/
Al-H863/
Alhh863/
Atlh861/
Alhl861/
Ealh861/
Aulh861/
Al8071,408/
Aulph75131/
Alllh7532/
Atllh7515/
Allhe7510/
Aallh758/
Aullh758/
Aailh757/
Galhh755/
Halhe754/
Alhdh752/
Alhth752/
Healh752/
Aalhe752/
Gaulh751/
Hailh751/
Ahllh751/
Ahalh751/
Alhhe751/
Alhtt751/
Alhlh751/
Halhl751/
Ahlhl751/
Ayleh751/
Alhdt751/
Alhsh751/
Ajleh751/
Ealhe751/
Gallh751/
Ale67124,396/
Gal6748,259/
Ail6739,912/
Alp6739,593/
Alt6721,267/
Aal6712,984/
Asl6711,110/
Ahl6710,385/
Hal679,345/
All676,750/
Aul673,106/
Ajl671,031/
Ald67725/
Alı67702/
Ayl67644/
Atl67362/
Eal67265/
Alì67184/
Alehed6723/
Gahalh6712/
Atlesh676/
Olh675/
Alhova672/
Hahalh672/
Alhdth672/
Healph671/
Eallhe671/
Alÿ671/
Alį671/
Alï671/
Alshch671/
Hailth671/
Ailleh671/

Alh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alh in the Hindi language
अल्हal'ha-

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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
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  • 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 Alh
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