Allam is used as a family name or surname in Egypt. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Allam
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Egypt
Meaning: Arab person name very widespread, which means "learned, educated," especially in the religious sphere, the root is the same as for Alim (qv). The Allami and Alami names are derivatives formed either Allam, either Alim.

How popular is Allam?

Allam is common in Egypt.

Allam is ranked 2296 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Allams grew by 42.63039 per cent to 629 since 2000 and ranked 35721 after elevating 9930 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 67.57 70.75
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 25.44 13.83
Hispanic or Latino 3.5 2.95
Black 2.07 0
Allam is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Egypt which signifies that it is originated from Egypt. Around 238770 people have been found who wears Allam as their family name. Allam is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,892 Senegal9
15,185 Nigeria9
2,987 Maldives5
2,537 Afghanistan4
14,054 China3
3,008 Ethiopia3
1,151 Brunei2
237 Central African Republic2
41,879 Turkey2
12,161 Wales2
19,093 Finland2
5,318 Iraq2
2,835 Libya2
19,046 Ireland2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
40,256 Mexico2
1,777 Jersey2
44,018 Poland2
9,185 Hong Kong2
3,214 Niger1
2,057 Isle of Man1
37,779 Serbia1
120,357 Argentina1
2,196 Liberia1
30,360 Thailand1
7,895 South Korea1
165,773 Belarus1
14,618 Guyana1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
2,715 Gabon1
49,101 Denmark1
24,771 Colombia1
42,479 Greece1
36,814 Romania1
34,581 Chile1
21,562 Portugal1
5,553 Taiwan1
29,595 Iran1
799 British Virgin Islands1
4,435 Togo1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
59,023 Tanzania49
33,012 Belgium45
7,175 Singapore41
227,902 Russia37
20,103 Norway33
17,920 New Zealand28
137,305 Ukraine26
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
12,684 Switzerland90
91,823 Indonesia88
6,532 Scotland79
2,053 Bahrain73
39,248 Netherlands53
18,409 Sweden51
Countries with hundreds of Allam:
30,707 United States962
356 Kuwait888
15,276 Germany672
12,297 South Africa511
2,095 Jordan493
468 Qatar457
27,368 Brazil445
9,462 Australia297
1,854 Oman279
14,400 Canada261
34,473 Italy258
5,652 Tunisia231
8,346 Malaysia228
14,806 Spain226
1,189 Mauritius201
12,545 Austria105
Countries with thousands of Allam:
527 Algeria9,729
4,557 Philippines2,964
3,757 Bangladesh2,063
1,727 Syria2,058
424 Lebanon1,861
3,798 Pakistan1,760
848 United Arab Emirates1,208
8,484 France1,053
6,787 England1,027
Countries with ten thousands of Allam:
2,083 India27,299
351 Sudan12,371
319 Saudi Arabia10,081
338 Morocco10,001
Countries with hundred thousands of Allam:
92 Egypt148,008
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Comments

L
Larissa Grahn
 The etymology of the name comes from the root meaning prélatine alama poplar; and by extension where the poplars grow this name specifies the location of the ancestral home.

Allam Namesakes

  • Khyam Allami, Musician
  • Fatima El Allami, Tennis player
  • Fatima El Allami, Tennis player
  • Roger Allam, Actor
  • Magdi Allam, Italian Politician
  • Assem Allam, Businessman
  • William Allam, Roger Allam's son
  • Tarek Allam, Actor
  • Ahmed Allam, Actor
  • Hossam Allam, Film producer

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