Ghelem Surname

481,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Ghelem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghelem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria6831:56,5629,565
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Ghelem Last Name Facts

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

Ghelem occurs most in Algeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghelem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 481,560th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,531,136 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ghelem are found; 99 percent are found in North Africa and 99 percent are found in Mahgreb.

The surname Ghelem is most common in Algeria, where it is carried by 683 people, or 1 in 56,562. In Algeria Ghelem is most frequent in: Skikda Province, where 91 percent are found, Tiaret Province, where 8 percent are found and Jijel Province, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Algeria Ghelem occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gheliem924/
Gelem91506/
Ghelliem861/
Ghilem83291/
Guelem8322/
Gehlem8312/
Ngelem8310/
Geleme836/
Ghelim835/
Geleem831/
Gueleme7741/
Gueslem772/
Ghillem771/
Gelesme771/
Ghilhem771/
Gettlem771/
Gilem73379/
Gelim73153/
Glejm737/
Gelym736/
Guilheem712/
Guehleme711/
Gelemová711/
Guethlem710/
Gelaim6760/
Gaylem6749/
Guilem6746/
Ghilim6718/
Gilgem676/
Guelim673/
Gelhem673/
Ngilem671/
Gilhem671/
Ghisleime671/
Giliem671/
Gelime671/
Gileam670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ghelem
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