Lelem Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lelem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lelem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
France91:7,380,302306,885
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Lelem (105) may also be a first name.

Lelem Last Name Facts

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

Lelem is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lelem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lelem is the 2,152,526th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Lelem live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 26 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Lelem is also the 920,134th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 105 people.

This surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 576,919. In Cameroon it is most common in: North Region, where 56 percent reside, Far North Region, where 33 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 21 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lealem914,032/
Laelem91131/
Leelem9161/
Leliem9119/
Leleme916/
Lielem911/
Lehlem911/
Lehliem831/
Leyslem831/
Leahlem831/
Lolem807,867/
Lalem80629/
Leleń80491/
Lelen80188/
Lelim80111/
Lilem8022/
Lylem801/
Lethleam770/
Lallem73478/
Leleng73295/
Laalem73178/
Loleem7348/
Lelien7333/
Lileme7321/
Leylim7310/
Lehlim7310/
Leelen739/
Laleem737/
Lohlem736/
Lelaen734/
Leelim732/
Laelim732/
Lehlen732/
Lelime732/
Lelend732/
Leilen732/
Leilim731/
Llelen731/
Leslen731/
Lielen731/
Lelehn731/
Leleen731/
Lailem731/
Lahlem730/
Lealen730/
Lettlemne710/
Lelienė6762/
Leullen674/
Laalemm673/
Lheleng672/
Leillen672/
Lettlen672/
Leylend671/
Lahleem671/
Lhaleem671/
Laallem671/
Leelend671/
Leallen671/
Lealene671/
Littlem671/

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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 Lelem
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