Guelem Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Guelem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Palestine | 2 | 1:2,274,424 | 17,661 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Guelem (95) may also be a first name.
Guelem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guelem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Guelem occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Guelem? popularity and diffusion
The last name Guelem is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Guelem reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Guelem is also the 974,243rd most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 95 people.
Guelem is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 1,093,109. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 84 percent are found, North Region, where 11 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 5 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 9 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Guelem
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