El Alam Surname

105,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

El Alam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Alam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon3,0181:1,868360
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
Yemen3601:73,4045,064
Palestine1421:32,0344,147
Jordan1271:69,6255,952
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United Arab Emirates1061:86,4377,875
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
France281:2,372,240182,981
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

El Alam (11) may also be a first name.

El Alam Last Name Facts

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

El Alam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ) is carried by more people in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name El Alam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 105,172nd most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,636,180 people. El Alam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of El Alam reside; 86 percent reside in West Asia and 74 percent reside in Levant. El Alam is also the 3,487,849th most numerous forename worldwide, held by 11 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Lebanon, where it is held by 3,018 people, or 1 in 1,868. In Lebanon El Alam is most frequent in: North Governorate, where 42 percent are found, Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 31 percent are found and Nabatiye Governorate, where 13 percent are found. Not including Lebanon El Alam exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 8 percent are found and Yemen, where 8 percent are found.

El Alam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the El Alam last name is principally Maronite (99%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

El Alam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Alam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢalalm-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Alam
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