Moallem Surname

97,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Moallem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moallem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3,4461:22,2822,828
Afghanistan8531:37,6941,463
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
Israel411:208,72320,048
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
England11:55,718,059489,080

Moallem (460) may also be a first name.

Moallem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moallem is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moallem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 97,612th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,499,187 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Moallem reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 397,789th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 460 people.

The surname is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 3,446 people, or 1 in 22,282. In Iran it is primarily found in: Mazandaran Province, where 20 percent reside, Hormozgan Province, where 18 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 15 percent reside. Not including Iran Moallem is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 18 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent reside.

Moallem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Moallem last name are 18.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.88% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Moallem earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 35.46% more than the national average, earning $58,448 USD per year and in Canada they earn 55.68% more than the national average, earning $77,346 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mouallem934,785/
Mohallem93278/
Moalleme9333/
Mooallem9333/
Moaullem931/
Moalem92667/
Moahallem881/
Moallim861,838/
Moualem86187/
Mohalem8643/
Moallen865/
Moaalem862/
Moaleme861/
Moaliem861/
Mo'allim802,553/
Mouallen8035/
Mohallim8027/
Mouallim8021/
Mohallen804/
Mohalhem802/
Mgoualem801/
Mooallim801/
Mooallen801/
Moualiem801/
Moalim779,135/
Moalen7712/
Maolem771/
Moalne770/
Mo'alllim751/
Moallin711,333/
Mo'alim711,230/
Moualim71287/
Mohalim7130/
Mohalen7123/
Maholem7118/
Maualem711/
Moailim711/
Moalaen711/
Moalend711/
Moaleng711/
Moaloen711/
Moaalim711/
Moualen711/
Mo'allin67445/
Mohollen6752/
Mouailim6726/
Moha'lim671/
Mo'aalim671/
Mahollen670/

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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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  • 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 Moallem
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