Aljami Surname

303,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Aljami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aljami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria6011:32,1152,019
Yemen2261:116,9266,538
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Indonesia691:1,916,655121,671
Jordan631:140,3568,231
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
United States71:51,779,848968,877
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Aljamî (1) are calculated separately.

Aljami (42) may also be a first name.

Aljami Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aljami is found in Syria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Aljamî. Click here to see other possible spellings of Aljami.

How Common Is The Last Name Aljami? popularity and diffusion

Aljami is the 303,787th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,839,380 people. The last name Aljami is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Aljami are found; 79 percent are found in West Asia and 54 percent are found in Levant. Aljami is also the 1,566,439th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 42 people.

This surname is most numerous in Syria, where it is carried by 601 people, or 1 in 32,115. In Syria it is most frequent in: Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 97 percent are found and Homs Governorate, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Syria this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 18 percent are found and Morocco, where 14 percent are found.

Aljami Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Aljami surname is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Aljami earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 85.13% less than the national average, earning $6,417 USD per year.

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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 Aljami
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