Als Surname

110,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Barbados

Als Surname Definition:

ALS: A place in Burian, co. Cornwall.

Als Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia2,3851:12,9371,813
Denmark3621:15,5931,520
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
United States2181:1,662,656110,804
Kuwait1831:20,7692,798
Austria1151:74,04711,271
Barbados1071:2,686436
Trinidad and Tobago871:15,6781,971
Indonesia841:1,574,395104,585
Canada611:604,02649,778
India431:17,838,730274,051
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
England391:1,428,66862,556
Panama271:144,8984,800
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Latvia71:292,86424,791
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Malta11:430,2723,380
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Als (480) may also be a first name.

Als Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

ALS: A place in Burian, co. Cornwall.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Als Last Name Facts

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

The last name Als (Arabic: علس, Hindi: अल्स) is found in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Als click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Als? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 110,221st most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,727,316 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 66 percent of Als reside; 62 percent reside in West Asia and 61 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 388,155th most numerous first name on earth, held by 480 people.

It is most frequently used in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 2,385 people, or 1 in 12,937. Aside from Saudi Arabia this surname occurs in 62 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 9 percent reside and Egypt, where 7 percent reside.

Als Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Als has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Als last name expanded 641 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Als Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Als are 20.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.53% registered with the political party.

The amount Als earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.86% less than the national average, earning $39,757 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.67% more than the national average, earning $54,984 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ales865,514/
Alsh861,758/
Alls861,640/
Hals861,568/
Alse86253/
Auls86175/
Alst86147/
Eals86146/
Ahls86113/
Alsø8632/
Gals8630/
Ails8615/
Aels8610/
Ajls868/
Alhs865/
Al's865/
Atls864/
Alsd864/
Alås863/
Ayls862/
Aals862/
Alss861/
Hales7527,063/
Alles7514,651/
Gales7514,145/
Halls759,654/
Eales755,367/
Halse753,249/
Ailes752,407/
Ayles752,091/
Aules751,524/
Ahles751,521/
Hails751,520/
Alese751,382/
Aills75375/
Aalst75352/
Haals75173/
Halås75151/
Aalse75147/
Gauls75136/
Halsh75120/
Alsch7594/
Gails7577/
Aless7575/
Aulls7573/
Haels7573/
Heals7571/
Galls7544/
Aeles7537/
Atles7525/
Alshe7523/
Aglis7519/
Halst7518/
Halsz7517/
Hauls7514/
Asels7512/
Alsøe7510/
Alest759/
Ealse758/
Gayls758/
Ahlse758/
Atlsh758/
Asles757/
Galås757/
Alhes757/
Galss756/
Aales756/
Hayls752/
Ajles752/
Allsø752/
Alsse752/
Alshh752/
Galsh751/
Allss751/
Ahlss751/
Acils751/
Halsø751/
Ahlås751/
Alesė751/
Aalsø751/
Gaals751/
Alhsh751/
Asils751/
Ealls750/
Allse750/
Halss750/
Aylss750/
Ealsh750/
Ahals750/
Alesd750/
Ailse750/
Els6721,434/
Hayles675,911/
Hailes672,351/
Gayles671,853/
Galles671,763/
Alz671,391/
Alx671,075/
Halles67798/
Heales67604/
Alesse67511/
Gailes67509/
Ols67454/
Aleshe67296/
Halsch67242/
Assels67202/
Allese67154/
Attles67129/
Ailles67104/
Hallås6757/
Gahles6755/
Auglis6749/
Alsova6743/
Haless6733/
Alesce6731/
D'Ales6730/
Agliss6729/
Haßels6719/
Hallse6713/
Halsøe6712/
Gaules6711/
Allesø6710/
Autels677/
Achils677/
Galess677/
Aglish676/
Halese676/
Haills675/
Halest675/
Alless674/
Achels674/
Allest674/
Haules674/
Halesz673/
Aalshe672/
Hale's672/
Aisles672/
Haeles672/
Allles672/
Alsche672/
Ealles671/
Healls671/
Haulse671/
Ayless671/
Gaylsh671/
Halshe671/
Hahles671/
Aalles671/
Ahalls671/
Atless671/
Easles671/
Hatles671/
Öls671/
Gaulsh671/
Aaløse671/
Atelsh671/
Aulles671/
Aylsse671/
Aselse671/
Alshph671/
Gaylls670/
Haales670/
Haulst670/
Halstd670/
Hasles670/
Aulese670/
Aeless670/
Allsch670/
Asells670/
Gajles670/
Hallss670/
Halhes670/
Haalse670/

Als Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Als in the Hindi language
अल्सalsa-
Als in the Arabic language
علسls-

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