Aljamas Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Aljamas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aljamas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon2001:28,1852,983
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Aljamas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aljamas occurs most in Lebanon. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aljamas? popularity and diffusion

Aljamas is the 1,048,281st most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. The last name Aljamas occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Aljamas reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Levant.

It is most frequently used in Lebanon, where it is carried by 200 people, or 1 in 28,185. In Lebanon Aljamas is most frequent in: North Governorate, where 98 percent reside, Akkar Governorate, where 2 percent reside and Nabatiye Governorate, where 1 percent reside. Besides Lebanon it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 15 percent reside and Palestine, where 0 percent reside.

Aljamas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Aljamas last name is primarily Alawite (67%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Aljamas
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis