Moalim Surname

55,585th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Moalim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moalim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia8,4801:1,586161
Kenya2031:227,48715,979
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Sweden671:146,96710,337
England401:1,392,95161,553
Afghanistan191:1,692,27313,110
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
India131:59,005,029552,550
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Norway61:857,04855,549
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Moalim (1,614) may also be a first name.

Moalim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moalim (Hindi: मोअलीम, Marathi: मोअलीम) is borne by more people in Somalia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moalim? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 55,585th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 797,761 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Moalim live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Moalim is also the 192,311th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 1,614 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Somalia, where it is held by 8,480 people, or 1 in 1,586. Outside of Somalia Moalim is found in 38 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent reside and Egypt, where 1 percent reside.

Moalim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Moalim surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Moalim earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 47.25% less than the national average, earning 182,567 kr per year; in United States they earn 30.8% less than the national average, earning $29,857 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.67% less than the national average, earning $30,966 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moallim921,838/
Mo'alim921,230/
Moualim92287/
Mohalim9230/
Moaalim921/
Moaliem921/
Moailim921/
Mo'allim862,553/
Mohallim8627/
Mouailim8626/
Mouallim8621/
Mooallim861/
Mo'aalim861/
Moha'lim861/
Moualiem861/
Moalin831,713/
Moalem83667/
Maolim8313/
Mo'alllim801/
Moallem774,861/
Mohalin771,822/
Moallin771,333/
Mo'alin771,275/
Moualem77187/
Mohalem7743/
Moaalin772/
Moaalem772/
Moaleme771/
Moholim771/
Mouallem714,785/
Mo'allin71445/
Mohallem71278/
Mooallem7133/
Moalleme7133/
Mohalhem712/
Mgoualem711/
Moaullem711/
Maolin6751/
Moalen6712/
Moahallem671/
Mohaln671/
Maolem671/
Moalne670/

Moalim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moalim in the Hindi language
मोअलीमmo'alima72.15
मोआलिमmo'alima20.12
मोआलीमmo'alima2.03
मोअलिमmo'alima1.22
मो॰आलिमmoalima1.02
मो़अलीमmoalima1.02
मो॰अलीमmoalima0.81
मो॰आलीमmoalima0.41
मो़आलीमmoalima0.2
मो़आलिमmoalima0.2
मोअल़ीमmo'alima0.2
Moalim in the Marathi language
मोअलीमmo'alima56.52
मोआलीमmo'alima21.74
मोअिलमmoailama13.04
मोशमीमmosamima4.35
अलीमalima4.35

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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 Moalim
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