Alám Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Alám Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alám Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Alam (4,207,732) & Âlam (1) are calculated separately.

Alám Last Name Facts

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

Alám is found in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Alam or Âlam. Click here for other possible spellings of Alám.

How Common Is The Last Name Alám? popularity and diffusion

Alám is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Alám occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Alám are found; 67 percent are found in South America and 67 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

This surname is most commonly held in Argentina, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 21,371,707. In Argentina Alám is mostly found in: Catamarca Province, where 100 percent are found. Beside Argentina it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alam924,207,732/
Halám893/
Aslám891/
Âlam831/
Alom75275,954/
Aslam671,244,376/
Allam67222,380/
Aalam67147,292/
Halam6715,113/
Galam676,942/
Alaam675,112/
Alame674,954/
Ahlam673,619/
Algam673,540/
Atlam672,913/
Alome672,746/
Alham671,485/
Halom671,015/
Ailam67993/
Alamm67954/
Alomm67631/
Aloum67310/
Aulam67296/
Ealam67292/
Allom67284/
Alahm67197/
Aleam67193/
Aliam67157/
Ealom67125/
Aloom67113/
Galom6784/
Alaim6780/
Algom6779/
Aliom6777/
Alamd6745/
Ajlam6743/
Alyom6742/
Alamt6736/
Alyam6729/
Alamh6726/
Hálám6726/
Aslom6724/
Aloim6719/
Aulom6719/
Ailom6715/
Alajm6713/
Aylam6710/
Aalom6710/
Alasm6710/
Aleim678/
Alaum676/
A'Lam675/
Alhom674/
Aylom673/
Aleym672/
Halámová671/
Aluom671/
Ala'm671/
Al'am671/
Alatm671/
Atlom671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Alám
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