Allama Surname
Approximately 2,191 people bear this surname
Allama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,010 | 1:100,236 | 17,494 |
| Morocco | 341 | 1:101,103 | 17,469 |
| Algeria | 256 | 1:150,904 | 19,672 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Afghanistan | 153 | 1:210,152 | 3,889 |
| Brazil | 54 | 1:3,964,339 | 108,357 |
| Ivory Coast | 49 | 1:470,841 | 15,263 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Pakistan | 23 | 1:7,767,125 | 41,967 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Allama (5,845) may also be a first name.
Allama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Allama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Allama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻼﻡ, Hindi: अल्लामा, Marathi: अहमद, Oriya: ଆଲାମା) is found most in The Philippines. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Allama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Allama is the 192,212th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,326,128 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Allama live; 46 percent live in Southeast Asia and 37 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 87,175th most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 5,845 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,010 people, or 1 in 100,236. In The Philippines it is mostly 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. Not including The Philippines Allama exists 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 occurrence of Allama has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Allama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Allama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻼﻡ | lam | - |
| Allama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲାମା | alama | - |
| Allama in the Hindi language | ||
| अल्लामा | allama | 70 |
| अल्लमा | allama | 30 |
| Allama in the Marathi language | ||
| अहमद | ahamada | 66.67 |
| आलामा | alama | 33.33 |
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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
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