Lelema Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Lelema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lelema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Lelema (86) may also be a first name.

Lelema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lelema is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lelema? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lelema is the 5,812,366th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Lelema reside; 27 percent reside in East Africa and 18 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,032,266th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 86 people.

The last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Bougainville, where 50 percent are found and Milne Bay, where 50 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea Lelema exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 18 percent are found and Brazil, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letlema92141/
Lelhema921/
Lelemai921/
Leleumai8611/
Lilema83739/
Lolema83491/
Lelima8350/
Lalema8335/
Leloma8323/
Lelama8319/
Lelemo8315/
Lelemi837/
Leleme836/
Lehloma77481/
Lalemma77160/
Lelaama7737/
Laeloma7736/
Lolemah7722/
Lelemou7712/
Lelamma777/
Leilama777/
Liliema774/
Laliema773/
Leiloma772/
Leelama772/
Lielemi771/
Leelima771/
Leliama771/
Lilemma771/
Leulemi771/
Lyalema771/
Lilaema771/
Lluilema71604/
Leelamma71449/
Lehelima7173/
Lallemma713/
Laalaema711/
Lelemoth711/
Laalemma711/
Leilamma711/
Lalama673,274/
Lelimo671,936/
Lolima671,768/
Lilemo67618/
Loloma67473/
Laloma67468/
Lilama67433/
Lalima67343/
Lilima67153/
Lolama6733/
Lelamo6726/
Lileme6721/
Lilyma677/
Lolemo675/
Liloma675/
Lalyma672/
Lelime672/
Lalemo671/
Leelaamma671/
Lelomo671/
Leallemer670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lelema
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