Alom Surname

1,981st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275,954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Alom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh241,1561:66165
India24,6771:31,0842,281
Nigeria3,4641:51,1383,919
Indonesia3,3891:39,0234,526
England8941:62,3247,332
Philippines8601:117,71920,302
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Iraq2101:166,7704,170
Papua New Guinea1611:50,6446,358
United Arab Emirates1331:68,8896,446
Thailand991:713,519117,929
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Spain601:779,20132,544
Iran591:1,301,39954,450
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Syria101:1,930,1029,170
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Wales51:618,90625,852
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
China31:455,773,85521,925
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
France21:33,211,361423,184
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Iceland11:380,09011,096
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Brunei11:418,7313,893

The alternate forms: Álom (1) are calculated separately.

Alom (11,112) may also be a first name.

Alom Last Name Facts

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

Alom (Bengali: আলম, Hindi: आलोम, Marathi: अलोम, Oriya: ଆେଲାମ୍, Russian: Алом, Tibetan: ཨ་ལུམ།) is found most in Bangladesh. It may be rendered as: Álom. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alom? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,981st most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 26,409 people. The last name Alom occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Alom are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 57,084th most commonly held given name world-wide It is held by 11,112 people.

This last name is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 241,156 people, or 1 in 661. Outside of Bangladesh Alom exists in 61 countries. It is also found in India, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Alom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Alom surname is principally Christian (93%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Alom surname are 5.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.82% being registered with the party.

The amount Alom earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 82.41% less than the national average, earning €5,283 per year; in South Africa they earn 80.85% less than the national average, earning R 45,516 per year; in United States they earn 2.72% less than the national average, earning $41,977 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.32% less than the national average, earning $48,531 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Álom921/
Alome892,746/
Halom891,015/
Alomm89631/
Aloum89310/
Allom89284/
Ealom89125/
Aloom89113/
Galom8984/
Algom8979/
Aliom8977/
Alyom8942/
Aslom8924/
Aulom8919/
Aloim8919/
Ailom8915/
Aalom8910/
Aelom895/
Alhom894/
Aylom893/
Aloem891/
Atlom891/
Aluom891/
Galhom80915/
Hallom80317/
Haloum80299/
Aloume80274/
Aliome80253/
Alloum80174/
Galiom80133/
Hailom80107/
Asloum8089/
Aliuom8042/
Haslom8026/
Haelom8021/
Aulome8017/
Galoum8017/
Allome8012/
Alhome8012/
Aluome8011/
Alhoum8011/
Haylom809/
Haloom809/
Ailoum809/
Algoum808/
Aaloom807/
Aïlome807/
Gallom806/
Ahlome806/
Asloom805/
Aloome804/
Ayllom804/
Alloom804/
Alosem803/
Alliom802/
Gahlom801/
Ahlhom801/
Auloem801/
Aalome801/
Aslome801/
Halome801/
Haluom801/
Gaalom801/
Galuom801/
Agliom801/
Alosme801/
Galoom801/
Ahloum801/
Alyomn801/
Hatlom800/
Aullom800/
Alam754,207,732/
Alum7532,584/
Elom7522,996/
Alon7521,732/
Olom753,052/
Alão7532/
Alám753/
Alúm752/
Élom751/
Galhoum731,918/
Halloum731,418/
Halgoum73965/
Galhoom73432/
Ahloume7371/
Alhomme7343/
Galloum736/
Alomova735/
Galliom734/
Alloume733/
Alhoume733/
Haloume732/
Alliome732/
Hatloum731/
Halhoum731/
Alomowa731/
Aloumne731/
Aliooum731/
Ayloume731/
Alosemh731/
Aslam671,244,376/
Allam67222,380/
Aalam67147,292/
Halam6715,113/
Galon6713,878/
Alone6712,383/
Galam676,942/
Allum675,429/
Alaam675,112/
Alame674,954/
Along674,669/
Ahlam673,619/
Algam673,540/
Atlam672,913/
Allon671,790/
Alham671,485/
Alion671,253/
Ailam67993/
Alamm67954/
Halon67780/
Halum67738/
Aloun67707/
Ailon67671/
Holom67630/
Ollom67423/
Golom67421/
Aylon67324/
Alume67318/
Aulam67296/
Ealam67292/
Ealum67275/
Aslum67244/
Alyon67225/
Aloon67207/
Alahm67197/
Olome67196/
Aulon67194/
Algon67166/
Ahlum67166/
Aliam67157/
Galum67154/
Aulum6793/
Aloin6784/
Alamn6776/
Algum6761/
Ellom6756/
Aslon6756/
Aalum6752/
Alamd6745/
Oloum6745/
Ajlam6743/
Galão6743/
Olgom6742/
Alamt6736/
Elhom6736/
Alium6736/
Alyam6729/
Alamh6726/
Helom6725/
Allomova6723/
Alamg6721/
Alhon6719/
Aylum6716/
Alamq6715/
Ealon6713/
Aloyn6712/
Oilom6711/
Ajlum6711/
Alliomme6711/
Alonn6710/
Alasm6710/
Aylam6710/
Alond6710/
Eliom679/
Ahlon677/
Eilom677/
Aalon677/
Aluim677/
Alaum676/
Aelam676/
E'Lom675/
A'Lam675/
Aluum674/
Aluon674/
Galoń674/
Atlon673/
Allão673/
Halám673/
Uilom672/
Eloom672/
Ailum672/
Alont672/
Alyomova671/
Olhom671/
Alhum671/
Oelom671/
Oliom671/
Elomh671/
Eulom671/
Alïon671/
Aslám671/
Oloom671/
Ala'm671/
Al'am671/
Alatm671/
Alãon671/
Eloim671/
Alonh671/
Ehlom671/
Elyom671/
Elomm671/
Alumd671/
Alohn670/

Alom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alom in the Tibetan language
ཨ་ལུམ།alum-
Alom in the Bengali language
আলমalama-
Alom in the Oriya language
ଆେଲାମ୍aelam-
Alom in the Marathi language
अलोमaloma57.14
अलॉमaloma28.57
आलोमaloma14.29
Alom in the Hindi language
आलोमaloma50
अलोमaloma40
आलमalama5
ओलमolama5
Alom in the Russian language
Аломalom-

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