Allaham Surname

245,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Allaham Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'the butcher'.

People used to describe people by their occupation, and thus the surname came to be. The problem with surnames that originate from occupations, is that their real surnames would be forgotten. Therefore one can not know for sure which family they belong to, or that all people with the surname Laham are descendants of the same man.

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Allaham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia9141:33,7594,846
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Trinidad and Tobago1221:11,1801,526
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Syria311:622,6145,649
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
India71:109,580,769786,157
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
France31:22,140,907385,998
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Allaham (1,549) may also be a first name.

Allaham Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'the butcher'.

People used to describe people by their occupation, and thus the surname came to be. The problem with surnames that originate from occupations, is that their real surnames would be forgotten. Therefore one can not know for sure which family they belong to, or that all people with the surname Laham are descendants of the same man.

- jawaher

Allaham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Allaham is more commonly found in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Allaham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 245,043rd most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,484,644 people. The surname Allaham occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Allaham live; 64 percent live in West Asia and 61 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 196,936th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 1,549 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 914 people, or 1 in 33,759. Barring Saudi Arabia Allaham exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 17 percent are found and Trinidad and Tobago, where 8 percent are found.

Allaham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Allaham are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Allaham earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 22.54% more than the national average, earning $52,873 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.89% less than the national average, earning $47,749 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gallaham934/
Hallaham931/
Allahaim931/
Allaam92319/
Alaham92293/
Allham9219/
Allahm925/
Ellaham8653/
Hallham861/
Aalaham861/
Allhham861/
Allhame861/
Allhaim860/
Allam83222,380/
Alaam835,112/
Alham831,485/
Alahm83197/
Algahaim8022/
Hollaham801/
Alyahamd801/
Hallam7723,859/
Aallam771,595/
Allame771,038/
Alhamd77682/
Aslaam77130/
Gallam77128/
Algaam7798/
Ealham7786/
Aalaam7751/
Asllam7740/
Alhame7740/
Alhaam7733/
Alliam7720/
Ahlaam7714/
Alleam7713/
Allamm779/
Allaim779/
Alaasm778/
Galaam776/
Elaham775/
Olaham774/
Alhahm774/
Atllam774/
Alahtm774/
Allgam773/
Eallam773/
Ellaam773/
Aillam773/
Alahmd773/
Aellam772/
Ahllam772/
Alllam772/
Alhaim772/
Halham771/
Halaam771/
Aliaam771/
Allaum771/
Ellham771/
Alathm771/
Alaame771/
Aelham771/
Aliahm771/
Allaym771/
Alam734,207,732/
Acellam711,185/
Allaume71317/
Allaime71175/
Allayme7173/
Allheim7118/
Gallyam7113/
Alliame7110/
Agliham717/
Aahalam716/
Ahulaam716/
Ealleam716/
Galliam714/
Holaham713/
Gaallam713/
Hallaum713/
Hasllam712/
Alliaum712/
Hollham711/
Alleamm711/
Alaheem711/
Heallam711/
Hellham711/
Halhamh711/
Gaillam711/
Elhaham711/
Elahaam711/
Allaïme711/
Alleaum711/
Alhaimm711/
Aehlaam711/
Asellam711/
Hallame711/
Ahallam711/
Haillam710/
Hallamd710/
Aslam671,244,376/
Aalam67147,292/
Halam6715,113/
Galam676,942/
Alame674,954/
Elham674,139/
Ahlam673,619/
Algam673,540/
Atlam672,913/
Allamova672,573/
Ellam672,471/
Ailam67993/
Alamm67954/
Alliaume67846/
Aulam67296/
Ealam67292/
Allom67284/
Aleam67193/
Aliam67157/
Ollam6798/
Alaim6780/
Alamd6745/
Ajlam6743/
Algaheim6739/
Alamt6736/
Achellam6734/
Alyam6729/
Alamh6726/
Aillaume6721/
Alajm6713/
Elaam6712/
Olham6711/
Alasm6710/
Aylam6710/
Hallheim6710/
Alaum676/
Aelam676/
A'Lam675/
Alhom674/
Houlaham671/
Hoolaham671/
Elahm671/
Allamová671/
Acelliam671/
Assellam671/
Ala'm671/
Al'am671/
Alatm671/
Haalathm671/

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  • 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 Allaham
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