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

The last name Lelem is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lelem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lelem is the 2,152,526th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname Lelem is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Lelem are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 26 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 920,134th most frequent first name globally, borne by 105 people.

It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 576,919. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: North Region, where 56 percent are found, Far North Region, where 33 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 6 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 21 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lealem914,032/
Laelem91131/
Leelem9161/
Leliem9119/
Leleme916/
Lielem911/
Lehlem911/
Lehliem831/
Leyslem831/
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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
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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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