Alm Surname

13,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Sweden

Alm Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Elm.

Alm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia17,1011:7,7331,008
Saudi Arabia6,6381:4,648621
Sweden5,6351:1,747158
United States3,3441:108,39111,854
Egypt2,3491:39,1384,035
India8861:865,76238,016
Germany6361:126,58115,446
Norway5571:9,232987
United Arab Emirates5311:17,2552,058
Sri Lanka5121:40,6424,863
Finland5101:10,7781,672
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Kuwait3761:10,1081,395
Canada2511:146,79515,033
Qatar2181:10,8171,186
Denmark2161:26,1332,677
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Pakistan1681:1,063,35613,447
Israel1451:59,0187,544
Nicaragua941:64,0541,574
Taiwan861:272,6132,261
Australia731:369,80430,692
France711:935,531107,040
Iran651:1,181,27051,307
Afghanistan561:574,1646,873
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
Eritrea251:190,076185
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
England211:2,653,24194,788
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Wales101:309,45316,869
Libya91:693,7751,982
São Tomé and Príncipe81:22,1781,188
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
China51:273,464,31313,838
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Oman41:921,9937,313
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

Alm (1,847) may also be a first name.

Alm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Elm.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Alm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alm (Hindi: अालम, Marathi: अलम, Oriya: ଆଲମ) is found most in Indonesia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alm is the 13,450th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 175,426 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 66 percent of Alm reside; 41 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 41 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 177,441st most numerous forename world-wide, held by 1,847 people.

This surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 17,101 people, or 1 in 7,733. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: East Java, where 61 percent reside, West Java, where 26 percent reside and Banten, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia it occurs in 80 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 16 percent reside and Sweden, where 14 percent reside.

Alm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Alm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Alm surname increased 2,514 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Alm last name is chiefly Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Alm last name are 14.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.41% registered with the party.

The amount Alm earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 2.83% less than the national average, earning 336,285 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.54% more than the national average, earning $46,403 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.67% less than the national average, earning $46,367 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halm8611,960/
Aalm864,215/
Galm862,217/
Alme861,431/
Ahlm86842/
Allm86426/
Aslm86408/
Atlm86185/
Ailm8625/
Almå8616/
Ealm8615/
Aelm866/
Almm865/
Aulm864/
Almt864/
Aylm863/
Almh862/
Alhm862/
Almd861/
Alım861/
Ajlm861/
Halme754,491/
Ealem75608/
Atlmt75153/
Alhmd75124/
Halmø7548/
Almdd7542/
Ailem7525/
Hallm7523/
Haelm7517/
Aallm7510/
Hailm7510/
Halhm757/
Aglim757/
Allme756/
Aylem756/
Ahalm756/
Aselm755/
Ealme755/
Asilm754/
Aslmm754/
Aalme753/
Healm752/
Aaslm752/
Atlem752/
Asllm752/
Alhme752/
Ailme752/
Aslmh752/
Aslhm751/
Haslm751/
Aalhm751/
Aalmm751/
Almdt751/
Aslme751/
Halmm751/
Gallm751/
Gaulm751/
Gaalm751/
Aulme751/
Elm674,849/
Olm671,432/
Hatlem67416/
Aileme67340/
Almova6795/
Hallme6723/
Almová677/
Aselme675/
Eallem675/
Haulme675/
Ealeme674/
Hailem673/
Almthd672/
Hailme672/
Healem671/
Halmøe671/
Almowa671/
Athlem670/
Auglim670/

Alm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alm in the Oriya language
ଆଲମalama-
Alm in the Hindi language
अालमaalama48.89
आल्मalma26.67
आलमalama15.56
अल्मalma6.67
आलम्alam2.22
Alm in the Marathi language
अलमalama44.44
आलमalama33.33
आला़मalama22.22

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