Allaham Surname
Approximately 1,625 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameAllaham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 914 | 1:33,759 | 4,846 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 122 | 1:11,180 | 1,526 |
| United States | 99 | 1:3,661,201 | 203,401 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Syria | 31 | 1:622,614 | 5,649 |
| Sweden | 30 | 1:328,225 | 22,987 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
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.
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Allaham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Allaham Come From? nationality or country of origin
Allaham occurs more in Saudi Arabia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Allaham? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 245,043rd most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,484,644 people. The last name Allaham occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Allaham live; 64 percent live in West Asia and 61 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Allaham is also the 196,936th most commonly used forename at a global level, held by 1,549 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 914 people, or 1 in 33,759. Not including Saudi Arabia this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 17 percent reside and Trinidad and Tobago, where 8 percent reside.
Allaham Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Allaham surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for 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.
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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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