Guelem Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Guelem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guelem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

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 is most common in Cameroon. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guelem? popularity and diffusion

Guelem is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Guelem live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 974,243rd most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 95 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 1,093,109. In Cameroon Guelem is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 84 percent live, North Region, where 11 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 5 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 9 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gueleme9241/
Guelhem922/
Gouelem922/
Gueslem922/
Gelem91506/
Guehleme861/
Guethlem860/
Ghelem83692/
Guelen83345/
Guilem8346/
Gehlem8312/
Ngelem8310/
Gbelem838/
Geleme836/
Guelim833/
Gelhem833/
Quelem832/
Gwelem832/
Gelemg831/
Geleem831/
Guilhem773,576/
Kuehlem77100/
Queleme7723/
Gueilen7714/
Guileme7712/
Ngwelem7712/
Guelhen776/
Queliem775/
Gheliem774/
Guislem774/
Guelhim772/
Kouelem771/
Gettlem771/
Gelesme771/
Gueleng771/
Guyllem771/
Queslem771/
Guetlen771/
Gelen735,864/
Gilem73379/
Gelim73153/
Glejm737/
Gelym736/
Geleń731/
Guelenne7120/
Guilheme7110/
Guethlen714/
Kuelheim713/
Guilheem712/
Quelesme712/
Ghelliem711/
Guitleim711/
Gelemová711/
Gueillen711/
Gielen6710,768/
Gehlen677,540/
Geelen674,634/
Quelen67889/
Geloen67409/
Ghilem67291/
Guelin67288/
Guilen67220/
Ghelen67218/
Geleng67159/
Gelend6767/
Geylen6761/
Gelien6760/
Gelaim6760/
Guilim6754/
Gelhen6750/
Gaylem6749/
Quilem6722/
Geleen6713/
Gelenk6710/
Ngelen6710/
Guelengue6710/
Kuelen679/
Getlen678/
Gilgem676/
Quelim676/
Gbelen675/
Ghelim675/
Gelenn673/
Cuilem671/
Ngilem671/
Guggileam671/
Gelime671/
Giliem671/
Guylen671/
Gilhem671/
Kuehlheim671/
Gelenc671/
Gelent671/
Guilèm671/
Guilhemme671/
Gieleń671/
Kwelem671/
Geslen670/
Gileam670/
Cuelen670/

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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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