Dulem Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dulem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dulem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India361:21,307,372304,812
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Dulem (103) may also be a first name.

Dulem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dulem (Hindi: दूलेम, Marathi: दुलेम, Oriya: ଦୁେଲମ) is found most frequently in India. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dulem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,055,934th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Dulem live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 930,172nd most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 103 people.

It is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 21,307,372. In India Dulem is primarily found in: Telangana, where 58 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 39 percent reside and Odisha, where 3 percent reside. Barring India it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 7 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duleme9120/
Doulem914/
Dullem912/
Duleam911/
Dhulem911/
Duliem911/
Duleem911/
Duhlem910/
Dilem801,027/
Dulen80241/
Dolem8087/
Dulim8081/
Dullen73304/
Dulaim73245/
Daulne73182/
Dolhem73125/
Deulen7373/
Daulen7369/
Duleng7346/
Dhulen7334/
Doulen7327/
Doulim7321/
Dulien7320/
Dulenc737/
Daulim736/
Dulhen734/
Duslim734/
Dilhem734/
Dulhim732/
Duelim731/
Dileym731/
Duluen731/
Dielem731/
Dulent731/
Doulym731/
Doolem731/
Duloim731/
Diliem731/
Dulime730/
Doulne730/
Duleen730/
Dulienė6799/
Dullien6776/
Dauleng6739/
Douleng6722/
Duillen6715/
Duln6710/
Dahulen672/
Doulaim671/
Deulien671/
Dhuleng671/
Doullen671/
Dolheim670/

Dulem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dulem in the Hindi language
दूलेमdulema-
Dulem in the Oriya language
ଦୁେଲମduelama-
Dulem in the Marathi language
दुलेमdulema-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dulem
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