Alqam Surname

57,793rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Alqam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alqam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan5,3821:1,643272
Palestine2,1691:2,097421
Saudi Arabia9941:31,0424,349
Iraq681:515,0248,412
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Syria491:393,8984,865
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Alqam (18) may also be a first name.

Alqam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alqam is found in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Alqam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alqam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 57,793rd most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 832,102 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Alqam are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 88 percent are found in Levant. Alqam is also the 2,608,198th most numerous given name in the world It is held by 18 people.

It is most prevalent in Jordan, where it is held by 5,382 people, or 1 in 1,643. In Jordan Alqam is mostly concentrated in: Amman Governorate, where 95 percent live, Zarqa Governorate, where 2 percent live and Balqa Governorate, where 2 percent live. Other than Jordan this surname exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Palestine, where 25 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent live.

Alqam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Alqam surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.85% being registered with the political party.

Alqam earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.8% more than the national average, earning $50,399 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alqahm916/
Alqame914/
Halqam911/
Alqasm911/
Alquam911/
Alqaum911/
Alqasem833,394/
Alqasim831,811/
Ailqamh831/
Alkam801,476/
Alcam8035/
Alqan8034/
Alqassem771,114/
Alqassim771,105/
Alqaseem7717/
Alquasim774/
Aalqasem771/
Aalkam732,151/
Alkham73146/
Alkaim7364/
Halkam738/
Alcaim738/
Galqan738/
Alcamd736/
Galkam734/
Alkaum732/
Aulkam731/
Alkame731/
Alqayn731/
Alkeam731/
Alkamh731/
Alqanh731/
Halcam731/
Alqaan731/
Alkaam731/
Alquan730/
Allcam730/
Alquassim719/
Alquassem714/
Alcasim6717/
Alcaime679/
Alkahmh676/
Alqosim673/
Alkhamh671/
Alkacim671/
Alkhaim671/
Halcame671/
Halkham670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alqam
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