Alim Surname
Approximately 242,559 people bear this surname
Alim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 118,686 | 1:1,343 | 128 |
| India | 23,887 | 1:32,112 | 2,341 |
| Indonesia | 21,556 | 1:6,135 | 784 |
| Cameroon | 12,685 | 1:1,637 | 152 |
| Pakistan | 12,484 | 1:14,310 | 959 |
| Philippines | 11,268 | 1:8,985 | 830 |
| Sudan | 9,240 | 1:4,060 | 586 |
| Turkey | 5,737 | 1:13,565 | 1,717 |
| Nigeria | 5,706 | 1:31,045 | 2,596 |
| Algeria | 4,762 | 1:8,112 | 1,392 |
| Egypt | 4,668 | 1:19,695 | 2,278 |
| Malaysia | 1,906 | 1:15,474 | 1,546 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,471 | 1:20,976 | 2,941 |
| Chad | 1,059 | 1:12,835 | 1,627 |
| Somalia | 1,029 | 1:13,073 | 876 |
| Morocco | 920 | 1:37,474 | 6,047 |
| United States | 746 | 1:485,870 | 41,063 |
| Jordan | 587 | 1:15,064 | 2,468 |
| England | 403 | 1:138,258 | 13,495 |
| United Arab Emirates | 337 | 1:27,188 | 3,032 |
| Somaliland | 336 | 1:10,417 | 639 |
| Papua New Guinea | 283 | 1:28,812 | 3,279 |
| Iraq | 236 | 1:148,397 | 3,884 |
| Kuwait | 202 | 1:18,815 | 2,493 |
| Brunei | 171 | 1:2,449 | 437 |
| Bulgaria | 167 | 1:41,790 | 3,047 |
| Qatar | 165 | 1:14,291 | 1,561 |
| Afghanistan | 133 | 1:241,753 | 4,183 |
| Yemen | 131 | 1:201,720 | 8,568 |
| Burkina Faso | 120 | 1:152,934 | 3,867 |
| Uganda | 120 | 1:325,327 | 21,922 |
| Romania | 115 | 1:174,590 | 17,952 |
| Iran | 88 | 1:872,529 | 42,309 |
| Canada | 87 | 1:423,513 | 37,101 |
| North Macedonia | 77 | 1:27,292 | 3,416 |
| Maldives | 68 | 1:5,944 | 524 |
| France | 67 | 1:991,384 | 111,008 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 52 | 1:114,859 | 13,403 |
| Germany | 51 | 1:1,578,538 | 93,812 |
| Syria | 51 | 1:378,451 | 4,826 |
| Australia | 41 | 1:658,432 | 45,385 |
| Greece | 39 | 1:284,097 | 42,188 |
| Scotland | 33 | 1:162,237 | 9,329 |
| Spain | 31 | 1:1,508,130 | 46,256 |
| Taiwan | 30 | 1:781,492 | 5,561 |
| Norway | 27 | 1:190,455 | 22,163 |
| Kazakhstan | 21 | 1:842,024 | 52,736 |
| Niger | 20 | 1:959,601 | 21,357 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Kenya | 16 | 1:2,886,244 | 37,784 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Guyana | 14 | 1:54,444 | 4,775 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Macau | 4 | 1:150,408 | 604 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Alim (200,827) may also be a first name.
Alim Demographics
Average Male Alim Height
175.24 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Alim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alim (Arabic: اليم, Bengali: আলিম, Georgian: ალიმ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺎﻟﻢ, Hindi: अलीम, Marathi: अलीम, Oriya: ଆଲିମ, Russian: Алим) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alim? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alim is the 2,260th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 30,044 people. The surname Alim is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Alim are found; 64 percent are found in South Asia and 54 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Alim is also the 5,196th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 200,827 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is held by 118,686 people, or 1 in 1,343. Barring Bangladesh this last name occurs in 107 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.
Alim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Alim has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 24,867 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Alim Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (67%) in Kenya and Muslim (92%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Alim surname are 7.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.69% being registered with the political party.
The amount Alim earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 27.99% less than the national average, earning 249,206 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $45,159 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $48,130 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alim in the Georgian language | ||
| ალიმ | alim | - |
| Alim in the Bengali language | ||
| আলিম | alima | 81.33 |
| আলীম | alima | 14.67 |
| অলিম | alima | 2.67 |
| এলিম | elima | 1.33 |
| Alim in the Hindi language | ||
| अलीम | alima | 77.01 |
| आलिम | alima | 17.96 |
| आलीम | alima | 3.56 |
| अलिम | alima | 1.19 |
| ़आलिम | alima | 0.02 |
| अलीम़ | alima | 0.02 |
| ़अलीम | alima | 0.02 |
| आलम | alama | 0.01 |
| ालीम | alima | 0.01 |
| अतीम | atima | 0 |
| अ़लीम | alima | 0 |
| ालिम | alima | 0 |
| अलीम् | alim | 0 |
| आलीम़ | alima | 0 |
| Alim in the Marathi language | ||
| अलीम | alima | 65.41 |
| आलीम | alima | 27.32 |
| सलीम | salima | 2.83 |
| अअलीम | a'alima | 2.05 |
| आळीम | alima | 0.22 |
| अळीम | alima | 0.12 |
| लीम | lima | 0.1 |
| अलीमो | alimo | 0.02 |
| ालीम | alima | 0.01 |
| Alim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺎﻟﻢ | alm | 57.14 |
| ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ | alalm | 28.57 |
| ﺁﻟﻢ | alm | 14.29 |
| Alim in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲିମ | alima | 39.54 |
| ଅଲିମ | alima | 35.24 |
| ଆଲିମ୍ | alim | 10.6 |
| ଅଲିମ୍ | alim | 9.46 |
| ଅଲୀମ | alima | 1.72 |
| ଆଳିମ | alima | 0.72 |
| ଅଳିମ | alima | 0.43 |
| ଆଲୀମ | alima | 0.43 |
| ଆରିମ | arima | 0.14 |
| ଏଲିମ୍ | elim | 0.14 |
| ଅଲୀମ୍ | alim | 0.14 |
| ଆଲିବ୍ | alib | 0.14 |
| ଆଲିର୍ | alir | 0.14 |
| Alim in the Russian language | ||
| Алим | alim | - |
| Alim in the Arabic language | ||
| اليم | alym | - |
| العليم | allym | - |
| عليم | lym | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alim
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