Dalema Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Dalema Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from patronymic forms in d'-, referring to the Turkish name Alem, an ancient variant of the more common Alim, from alem, which in Turkish means 'friendly', probably carried by the father of the progenitor.

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Dalema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia941:1,406,90696,143
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
United States81:45,307,367917,113
India61:127,844,230863,365
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Dalema (197) may also be a first name.

Dalema Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from patronymic forms in d'-, referring to the Turkish name Alem, an ancient variant of the more common Alim, from alem, which in Turkish means 'friendly', probably carried by the father of the progenitor.

The surname D'Alema would seem Lucan of Matera, with a strain also in the Brindisi area.

Dalema, almost unique, is from Matera and should be due to a transcription error of the previous one.

Dalemmo, always very rare, is specific to Manduria in the Taranto area.

Alema and Alemi are practically unique.

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Dalema Last Name Facts

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

Dalema (Bengali: ডালেমা, Oriya: ଦାେଲମା, Russian: Далема) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dalema? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,441,361st most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Dalema live; 62 percent live in Southeast Asia and 61 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Dalema is also the 646,152nd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 197 people.

It is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 1,406,906. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: North Sulawesi, where 90 percent reside, Bengkulu, where 3 percent reside and North Maluku, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia Dalema is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Dalema Last Name Statistics demography

Dalema earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.14% more than the national average, earning $67,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dalemma9274/
Daleema9251/
D'Alema9247/
Dalemai927/
Dalemay921/
Daalema921/
Dailema921/
Dalemas921/
Dalemat921/
Dallemma863/
Daleemma861/
Dalama832,786/
Dalima831,259/
Daloma83438/
Delema83373/
Dalemo83301/
Daleme8357/
Dolema832/
Daljma832/
Dalemi831/
Dhaleimay801/
Dalamma77819/
Daulima77352/
Dalimah77344/
Dalesme77182/
Dalimay77161/
Dalisma77136/
Dahlima7751/
Dahlemo7751/
Dealemo7746/
Daliama7735/
Dalemmo7732/
Deleema7723/
Dalamai7720/
Dalemet7718/
Deliema7717/
Dalaama7714/
Dallama7713/
Dalimma7712/
Dailama7711/
Dalimat7711/
Delemma7710/
Dhalama7710/
Dhalima778/
Dalimas777/
Doulema776/
Dalemit776/
Dahlemi772/
Dalloma772/
Dalomay772/
Dalamay772/
Dalimai772/
Dhelema771/
Dallima771/
Daalima771/
Deleima771/
Daslima771/
Dalehmi771/
Dalemoh771/
Dealoma771/
Dalamah771/
Daalama771/
Delemai771/
Delemha771/
Dalemos771/
Dalgima771/
Daloima771/
Daleymez7131/
Dallemer7125/
Dhalamma7115/
Dealimas719/
Dailamay718/
Dallamma718/
Daliamma715/
Dgalaima715/
Dhalimah714/
Dallamea713/
Daillama712/
Daalamma711/
Daalimma711/
Dalaamma711/
Delhemma711/
Ddalamma711/
Dahalima711/
Daulamah711/
Dealemou711/
Dalleumi711/
Dalismat711/
Dhalamah711/
Dahlemer711/
Dallemie710/
Dolemaux710/
Delima6728,440/
Dolama67771/
Dalimi67579/
Dalheimer67529/
Dalimo67203/
Dolima67189/
Deloma67143/
Delama67119/
Dalamo6796/
Doloma6771/
Delemo6759/
Dalomo6750/
Dalime6739/
Dalimj6731/
Dolemo6724/
Doleme6715/
Dalajmaah6712/
Dahleimer677/
Dahliaama676/
Dhallamma673/
Doulemaya671/
Dolemi671/

Dalema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dalema in the Bengali language
ডালেমাdalema-
Dalema in the Oriya language
ଦାେଲମାdaelama44.44
ଡାେଲମାdaelama33.33
ଦେଲମାdelama11.11
ଡେଲମାdelama11.11
Dalema in the Russian language
Далемаdalema-

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