Alomia Surname

75,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Alomia Surname User-submission:

Alomia is a surname of Arabic origin. It's meaning is 'family of Omia'. This is person was from the Quraish tribe of Arabia. The same tribe of the Prophet Mohammad. Omia's grandfather was Abd Manaf and and his uncle was Hashim. Mohammad is a descendent of Hashim.

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Alomia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia4,1821:11,4241,147
Philippines9691:104,47718,174
Ecuador4971:32,0043,816
Peru3491:91,0726,051
United States2221:1,632,698109,247
Venezuela811:372,8907,910
Mexico641:1,939,47218,543
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
England161:3,482,379114,324
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Panama51:782,45211,059
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Alomía (35) are calculated separately.

Alomia (21) may also be a first name.

Alomia Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Alomia is a surname of Arabic origin. It's meaning is 'family of Omia'. This is person was from the Quraish tribe of Arabia. The same tribe of the Prophet Mohammad. Omia's grandfather was Abd Manaf and and his uncle was Hashim. Mohammad is a descendent of Hashim. Omia's descendents became rulers of Spain through Abdulrahman I.

- nhusain

Alomia Last Name Facts

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

Alomia is more frequently found in Colombia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Alomía. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alomia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 75,648th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,123,581 people. The surname Alomia occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Alomia reside; 79 percent reside in South America and 66 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Alomia is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 21 people.

The surname Alomia is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is held by 4,182 people, or 1 in 11,424. In Colombia Alomia is primarily concentrated in: Valle del Cauca Department, where 76 percent are found, Cauca Department, where 14 percent are found and Nariño Department, where 4 percent are found. Other than Colombia this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 15 percent are found and Ecuador, where 8 percent are found.

Alomia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Alomia last name are 39.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.31% registered with the political party.

The amount Alomia earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 0.22% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,343 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.41% less than the national average, earning $19,203,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 7.46% more than the national average, earning $46,368 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alomía9435/
Alomias92389/
Galomia921/
Halomia921/
Alamia832,035/
Alumia83347/
Alemia8394/
Olomia8379/
Alomea8319/
Elomia832/
Alamiah77597/
Aslamia77521/
Alamias7755/
Eloemia7737/
Alamiat7731/
Alammia7723/
Alemija7714/
Halamia7713/
Aluomea777/
Alomios777/
Alumias775/
Alhamia775/
Halumia774/
Ahlamia773/
Alamija772/
Aleemia772/
Eloumia771/
Algamia771/
Alumaiya7186/
Ahlamiah7122/
Halatmia714/
Aliusmia714/
Allemiah711/
Allaumia711/
Alemaiya711/
Alumayia711/
Galiomya711/
Halaïmia711/
Alumihat711/
Aslahmia711/
Algumiea711/
Alamea671,581/
Elemia671,213/
Alemya6727/
Alamya6712/
Olomea678/
Elamia677/
Alamio677/
Aleemaiya675/
Olamia672/
Alumya671/
Alamja671/
Alomyo671/
Olumia671/
Alumea671/

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