Alma Surname
Approximately 14,238 people bear this surname
Alma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 3,784 | 1:20,566 | 2,423 |
| Bangladesh | 1,352 | 1:117,867 | 4,824 |
| United States | 954 | 1:379,936 | 33,574 |
| India | 818 | 1:937,733 | 40,293 |
| Algeria | 786 | 1:49,150 | 8,526 |
| Philippines | 749 | 1:135,165 | 22,911 |
| Netherlands | 691 | 1:24,439 | 3,980 |
| Indonesia | 541 | 1:244,453 | 22,409 |
| Morocco | 477 | 1:72,277 | 12,260 |
| Italy | 368 | 1:166,187 | 25,326 |
| Australia | 341 | 1:79,166 | 9,228 |
| Israel | 337 | 1:25,394 | 3,711 |
| France | 317 | 1:209,535 | 32,567 |
| Dominican Republic | 285 | 1:36,607 | 2,033 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Niger | 262 | 1:73,252 | 3,282 |
| Argentina | 176 | 1:242,860 | 19,732 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Pakistan | 108 | 1:1,654,110 | 17,254 |
| Nigeria | 104 | 1:1,703,296 | 62,619 |
| Venezuela | 97 | 1:311,382 | 7,080 |
| England | 94 | 1:592,745 | 35,632 |
| Papua New Guinea | 90 | 1:90,597 | 12,060 |
| Russia | 87 | 1:1,656,587 | 109,852 |
| Iran | 81 | 1:947,932 | 44,636 |
| Canada | 76 | 1:484,810 | 41,569 |
| Haiti | 71 | 1:150,478 | 6,401 |
| Germany | 70 | 1:1,150,078 | 75,714 |
| Mexico | 64 | 1:1,939,472 | 18,543 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Kazakhstan | 53 | 1:333,632 | 27,314 |
| Spain | 52 | 1:899,078 | 35,195 |
| Taiwan | 48 | 1:488,432 | 3,698 |
| Brazil | 43 | 1:4,978,473 | 128,213 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Greece | 27 | 1:410,363 | 54,524 |
| Puerto Rico | 26 | 1:136,544 | 1,832 |
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Poland | 19 | 1:2,000,460 | 98,816 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Afghanistan | 16 | 1:2,009,574 | 14,441 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Albania | 9 | 1:323,784 | 16,217 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 1:442,050 | 13,608 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Hungary | 6 | 1:1,636,046 | 61,223 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 135 | 1:371,990 | 28,019 |
The alternate forms: Almà (3) & Almá (1) are calculated separately.
Alma (980,987) may also be a first name.
Alma Demographics
Alma Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Alma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alma (Arabic: ألما, Bengali: আলমা, Georgian: ალმა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻪ, Hindi: आलमा, Oriya: ଆଲମା, Russian: Альма) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Almà or Almá. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 37,026th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 511,838 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Alma reside; 28 percent reside in West Asia and 24 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 921st most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 980,987 people.
This surname is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 3,784 people, or 1 in 20,566. In Turkey Alma is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 14 percent live, Van Province, where 13 percent live and Kahramanmaras Province, where 12 percent live. Excluding Turkey this last name is found in 110 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Alma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Alma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alma surname rose 707 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 671 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Alma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Alma surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.
In The United States those holding the Alma last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.46% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Alma earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 83.56% more than the national average, earning €55,124 per year; in Colombia they earn 132.85% more than the national average, earning $52,862,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.73% less than the national average, earning $40,246 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.49% more than the national average, earning $55,888 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alma in the Georgian language | ||
| ალმა | alma | - |
| Alma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻪ | alalmh | - |
| Alma in the Bengali language | ||
| আলমা | alama | - |
| Alma in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲମା | alama | 88.89 |
| ଆଳମା | alama | 2.02 |
| ଆଇମା | a'ima | 2.02 |
| ଅଲମା | alama | 2.02 |
| ଆଳମ | alama | 1.01 |
| ଆଇମ | a'ima | 1.01 |
| ଆଲ୍ମା | alma | 1.01 |
| ଆଲାମା | alama | 1.01 |
| Alma in the Hindi language | ||
| आलमा | alama | 66 |
| अलमा | alama | 27.84 |
| अल्मा | alma | 3.54 |
| आल्मा | alma | 1.44 |
| आलम | alama | 0.67 |
| आल्म | alma | 0.1 |
| एलमा | elama | 0.1 |
| ऐल्मा | ailma | 0.05 |
| अल्अमा | alama | 0.05 |
| एल्मा | elma | 0.05 |
| Alma in the Russian language | ||
| Альма | alma | - |
| Alma in the Arabic language | ||
| ألما | alma | - |
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Footnotes
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