Aljama Surname
Approximately 1,262 people bear this surname
Aljama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| Spain | 398 | 1:117,467 | 9,206 |
| Philippines | 131 | 1:772,811 | 75,228 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Mexico | 28 | 1:4,433,079 | 27,489 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Aljama (18) may also be a first name.
Aljama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aljama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Aljama (Hindi: अलजमा) occurs in Saudi Arabia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Aljama.
How Common Is The Last Name Aljama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Aljama is the 301,076th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,774,601 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of Aljama are found; 54 percent are found in West Asia and 53 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 2,608,198th most widely held first name on earth, held by 18 people.
The last name is most numerous in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 636 people, or 1 in 48,515. Besides Saudi Arabia this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 32 percent live and The Philippines, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Aljama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aljama in the Hindi language | ||
| अलजमा | alajama | 87.5 |
| अल्जामा | aljama | 12.5 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Aljama
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