Where Does The Last Name Allama Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Allama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻼﻡ, Hindi: अल्लामा, Marathi: अहमद, Oriya: ଆଲାମା) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Allama? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Allama is the 192,212^th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,326,128 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Allama are found; 46 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 37 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Allama is also the 87,175^th most common first name at a global level, borne by 5,845 people.

The surname is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,010 people, or 1 in 100,236. In The Philippines Allama is primarily concentrated in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 80 percent are found, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 12 percent are found and Cordillera Administrative Region, where 4 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines it is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 16 percent are found and Algeria, where 12 percent are found.

Allama Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Allama has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Allama last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.