Alam is used as a family name or surname in India. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Alam
No. of characters: 4
Origin: India
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Alam

How popular is Alam?

Alam is common in India.

Alam is ranked 78 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Alams grew by 78.04713 per cent to 7932 since 2000 and ranked 4476 after elevating 2466 spots. The last name was found in around 27 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 82.92 71.29
White 10.24 13.22
Others 3.45 11.49
Hispanic or Latino 1.88 2.63
Black 1.01 1.08
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5 0.29
Alam is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Bangladesh which signifies that it is originated from Bangladesh. Around 6020953 people have been found who wears Alam as their family name. Alam is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
98,953 Belarus7
1,177 Democratic Republic of The Congo7
101,066 Zimbabwe5
5,707 Nicaragua5
2,110 Mozambique4
75,381 Kyrgyzstan4
1,667 Cambodia4
3,044 Zambia4
2,306 Angola4
718 Liberia4
3,008 Ethiopia3
32,472 Azerbaijan3
2,967 Vietnam3
2,113 Taiwan3
30,723 Georgia3
384 Seychelles3
8,993 Tunisia3
4,384 Northern Ireland3
127,708 Czech Republic3
14,004 Hungary2
1,333 Guam2
5,817 Albania2
12,172 Ghana2
1,313 United States Virgin Islands2
14,408 Uruguay2
17,037 Trinidad and Tobago2
443 Bhutan2
24,269 Peru2
4,231 Jamaica2
476 Djibouti2
6,266 Luxembourg2
5,726 Puerto Rico2
1,136 Mali2
3,871 Paraguay2
1,351 Lesotho2
2,823 Papua New Guinea2
9,272 Ecuador2
28,083 Romania2
1,253 Burundi1
16,228 Bulgaria1
4,171 Rwanda1
13,606 Senegal1
2,057 Isle of Man1
2,374 Bermuda1
1,176 Antigua and Barbuda1
2,057 Myanmar1
5,872 Namibia1
846 American Samoa1
9,591 Panama1
408 Åland1
734 Chad1
821 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
2,309 Monaco1
2,613 The Bahamas1
5,467 Haiti1
1,819 Laos1
16,073 Latvia1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
2,715 Gabon1
1,179 Swaziland1
16,283 Lithuania1
664 Equatorial Guinea1
11,831 Tajikistan1
24,421 Slovakia1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
510 East Timor1
15,162 Costa Rica1
215 Palau1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
97 Tuvalu1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
227 Northern Mariana Islands27
3,892 Guyana20
1,424 Maldives13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
414 Brunei99
410 Iceland98
11,321 Israel94
932 Thailand92
8,328 New Zealand85
5,540 Portugal83
1,154 Cyprus77
3,193 Estonia77
22,440 Belgium74
3,598 Mauritius73
884 China58
40,341 Kazakhstan57
Countries with hundreds of Alam:
10,956 Italy985
1,136 Jordan925
7,226 South Africa895
580 Singapore869
6,440 Mexico864
1,618 Sweden609
8,661 Tanzania559
12,490 Turkey559
17,473 France551
7,927 Spain501
1,267 Norway459
2,379 Austria445
2,093 Finland399
7,351 Cameroon396
5,174 Sri Lanka391
15,141 Argentina358
5,271 Greece344
2,133 Scotland335
2,659 Bolivia292
4,234 Switzerland279
5,934 Venezuela276
996 Hong Kong261
2,328 Dominican Republic252
12,079 Netherlands235
1,705 El Salvador215
2,223 Ireland207
1,965 Wales203
66,412 Russia199
6,753 Colombia192
4,078 Denmark148
3,083 Botswana125
1,036 Fiji122
43,161 Ukraine119
8,109 Chile117
Countries with thousands of Alam:
4,787 United States8,281
930 England8,147
585 Iraq6,836
563 Yemen6,716
45 Oman5,849
2,170 Iran5,322
669 Malaysia5,185
795 Syria4,115
193 Lebanon3,973
14 Qatar3,940
6,357 Nigeria3,668
2,349 Germany3,564
47 Kuwait3,239
293 South Korea3,190
1,912 Uganda3,174
1,820 Canada2,780
5,903 Philippines2,384
2,601 Poland2,196
2,326 Morocco2,148
3,804 Algeria1,785
1,902 Australia1,658
54 Bahrain1,563
3,816 Kenya1,491
1,856 Ivory Coast1,315
10,591 Brazil1,288
664 Libya1,181
Countries with ten thousands of Alam:
14 Saudi Arabia80,726
390 Indonesia37,243
134 Afghanistan20,247
602 Egypt18,795
22 United Arab Emirates15,037
1,255 Japan12,534
229 Nepal10,964
428 Sudan10,309
Countries with hundred thousands of Alam:
38 Pakistan703,671
Countries with millions of Alam:
6 Bangladesh3,501,891
59 India1,499,690
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

James Alam worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 23 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Arrick and arrived on January 22, 1849.

Alam Namesakes

  • Mohamed Saad Alami, Politician
  • Abdulwahab Alamrani, Author
  • Abril Alamo, Costume designer
  • Niloy Alamgir, Actor
  • Aftab Alam, Afghan cricketer
  • Aftab Alam, Cricket Player
  • Aftab Alam, Actor
  • Aftab Alam, Author
  • Md. Aftab Alam, Actor
  • Syamsir Alam, Soccer player
  • In 2013, Seerat Alam portrayed the role of Choi in drama, musical film Mutthi Bhar Sapne.
  • In 1940 horror movie, Anarbala, S. Alam played King Randhir Singh.
  • In 2016, Samiul Alam played the role of Gopal in drama flick Colours of Innocence.
  • In 2012 drama flick, Uttarer Sur, Aditya Alam played N.
  • Saberi Alam, from 2018 drama flick Alta Banu, who characterized N.
  • Shirin Alam portrayed the key character of N in 2009 crime and drama flick Monpura.
  • Mahbub Alam, from 2009 drama film Ban-doo-bi, who characterized Karim.
  • Sofia Alam, from 2015 action and drama flick Aashiq, who portrayed the N.
  • In 1998, Fakhar E. Alam played the role of N in drama movie Very Good Dunya Very Bad Log.
  • M. Alam, from 1977 0 film Rutt Ain Ajrak, who characterized the N.

Alam Namesakes

  • Mohamed Saad Alami, Politician
  • Abdulwahab Alamrani, Author
  • Abril Alamo, Costume designer
  • Niloy Alamgir, Actor
  • Aftab Alam, Afghan cricketer
  • Aftab Alam, Cricket Player
  • Aftab Alam, Actor
  • Aftab Alam, Author
  • Md. Aftab Alam, Actor
  • Syamsir Alam, Soccer player
  • In 2013, Seerat Alam portrayed the role of Choi in drama, musical film Mutthi Bhar Sapne.
  • In 1940 horror movie, Anarbala, S. Alam played King Randhir Singh.
  • In 2016, Samiul Alam played the role of Gopal in drama flick Colours of Innocence.
  • In 2012 drama flick, Uttarer Sur, Aditya Alam played N.
  • Saberi Alam, from 2018 drama flick Alta Banu, who characterized N.
  • Shirin Alam portrayed the key character of N in 2009 crime and drama flick Monpura.
  • Mahbub Alam, from 2009 drama film Ban-doo-bi, who characterized Karim.
  • Sofia Alam, from 2015 action and drama flick Aashiq, who portrayed the N.
  • In 1998, Fakhar E. Alam played the role of N in drama movie Very Good Dunya Very Bad Log.
  • M. Alam, from 1977 0 film Rutt Ain Ajrak, who characterized the N.

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