Moalim Surname
Approximately 9,135 people bear this surname
Moalim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 8,480 | 1:1,586 | 161 |
| Kenya | 203 | 1:227,487 | 15,979 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| United States | 80 | 1:4,530,737 | 237,840 |
| Sweden | 67 | 1:146,967 | 10,337 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Afghanistan | 19 | 1:1,692,273 | 13,110 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Moalim (1,614) may also be a first name.
Moalim Demographics
Moalim Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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 more commonly found in Somalia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moalim? popularity and diffusion
Moalim is the 55,585th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 797,761 people. The last name Moalim occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Moalim are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 192,311th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 1,614 people.
It is most common in Somalia, where it is held by 8,480 people, or 1 in 1,586. Without taking into account Somalia this last name is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent reside and Egypt, where 1 percent reside.
Moalim Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding 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% being registered with the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moallim | 92 | 1,838 | / |
| Mo'alim | 92 | 1,230 | / |
| Moualim | 92 | 287 | / |
| Mohalim | 92 | 30 | / |
| Moaalim | 92 | 1 | / |
| Moaliem | 92 | 1 | / |
| Moailim | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mo'allim | 86 | 2,553 | / |
| Mohallim | 86 | 27 | / |
| Mouailim | 86 | 26 | / |
| Mouallim | 86 | 21 | / |
| Mooallim | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mo'aalim | 86 | 1 | / |
| Moha'lim | 86 | 1 | / |
| Moualiem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Moalin | 83 | 1,713 | / |
| Moalem | 83 | 667 | / |
| Maolim | 83 | 13 | / |
| Mo'alllim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moallem | 77 | 4,861 | / |
| Mohalin | 77 | 1,822 | / |
| Moallin | 77 | 1,333 | / |
| Mo'alin | 77 | 1,275 | / |
| Moualem | 77 | 187 | / |
| Mohalem | 77 | 43 | / |
| Moaalin | 77 | 2 | / |
| Moaalem | 77 | 2 | / |
| Moaleme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moholim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mouallem | 71 | 4,785 | / |
| Mo'allin | 71 | 445 | / |
| Mohallem | 71 | 278 | / |
| Mooallem | 71 | 33 | / |
| Moalleme | 71 | 33 | / |
| Mohalhem | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mgoualem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moaullem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maolin | 67 | 51 | / |
| Moalen | 67 | 12 | / |
| Moahallem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohaln | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maolem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moalne | 67 | 0 | / |
Moalim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moalim in the Hindi language | ||
| मोअलीम | mo'alima | 72.15 |
| मोआलिम | mo'alima | 20.12 |
| मोआलीम | mo'alima | 2.03 |
| मोअलिम | mo'alima | 1.22 |
| मो॰आलिम | moalima | 1.02 |
| मो़अलीम | moalima | 1.02 |
| मो॰अलीम | moalima | 0.81 |
| मो॰आलीम | moalima | 0.41 |
| मो़आलीम | moalima | 0.2 |
| मो़आलिम | moalima | 0.2 |
| मोअल़ीम | mo'alima | 0.2 |
| Moalim in the Marathi language | ||
| मोअलीम | mo'alima | 56.52 |
| मोआलीम | mo'alima | 21.74 |
| मोअिलम | moailama | 13.04 |
| मोशमीम | mosamima | 4.35 |
| अलीम | alima | 4.35 |
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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
- 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 Moalim
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