Kyelem Surname
Approximately 5,198 people bear this surname
Kyelem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 5,157 | 1:3,559 | 439 |
| Ivory Coast | 18 | 1:1,281,735 | 28,562 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Kyélem (1) are calculated separately.
Kyelem (42) may also be a first name.
Kyelem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kyelem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kyelem is found most frequently in Burkina Faso. It may also be rendered as a variant: Kyélem. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kyelem? popularity and diffusion
Kyelem is the 92,001st most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,401,990 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kyelem reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequent given name world-wide, held by 42 people.
This surname is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 5,157 people, or 1 in 3,559. In Burkina Faso Kyelem is primarily found in: Centre-Est Region, where 65 percent are found, Centre Region, where 25 percent are found and Plateau-Central Region, where 4 percent are found. Besides Burkina Faso this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyélem | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kyellem | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kyeleme | 92 | 2 | / |
| Keyelem | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kielem | 83 | 132 | / |
| Kyelim | 83 | 4 | / |
| Koelem | 83 | 3 | / |
| Keelem | 83 | 3 | / |
| Keylem | 83 | 3 | / |
| Keilem | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kealem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuehlem | 77 | 100 | / |
| Keyleme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kouelem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaellem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keaslem | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kuelheim | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kaleem | 67 | 51,352 | / |
| Kailem | 67 | 413 | / |
| Koilem | 67 | 83 | / |
| Koulem | 67 | 35 | / |
| Kielim | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kaleam | 67 | 11 | / |
| Keelim | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kaulem | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kaelim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Caylem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kileem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiélem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuehlheim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keylim | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Kyelem
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