How common is the surname Alam?

7,932 people in the United States had the surname Alam in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,924 Americans. It ranked 4,476th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Alam?

Leena Alam, Afghani actress, followed by Jahanara Alam.

Where is the surname Alam most common?

Wikidata records people named Alam in Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Is the surname Alam getting more or less common?

More common. 4,455 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,932 in 2010, up 78%.

The surname Alam

A surname, carried by 7,932 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Alam is more common than 97.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,932 people named Alam in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,924 Americans. That is up 78% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,455.

#4,476

rank among US surnames

7,932

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

+78%

change since 2000 (was #6,942)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,467	Loper	7,950	38,836
#4,469	Fellows	7,948	38,846
#4,470	Blythe	7,947	38,851
#4,471	Urias	7,941	38,880
#4,472	Haddock	7,940	38,885
#4,473	Appel	7,938	38,895
#4,474	Rupert	7,936	38,904

Who is named Alam

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

83% of people named Alam identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 10% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 83%
White (not Hispanic) 10%
Two or more races 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Alams

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Leena Alam
Afghani actress, born 1978
Jahanara Alam
Bangladeshi Cricketer, born 1993
Mahbubey Alam
Bangladeshi lawyer, 1949–2020
Mustafa Ali
American professional wrestler, born 1986

Notable Alams come mostly from Bangladesh (2), Afghanistan (1) and Pakistan (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Alam

Alam has the Soundex code A450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A450.

Questions

How common is the surname Alam?: 7,932 people in the United States had the surname Alam in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,924 Americans. It ranked 4,476th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Alam?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Alam identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 10% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Alam?: Leena Alam, Afghani actress, followed by Jahanara Alam.
Where is the surname Alam most common?: Wikidata records people named Alam in Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Is the surname Alam getting more or less common?: More common. 4,455 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,932 in 2010, up 78%.