Leleme Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Leleme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Leleme (12) may also be a first name.
Leleme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leleme Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leleme is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leleme? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Leleme occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Leleme reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 12 people.
The surname Leleme is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Abia, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 33 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lelem | 91 | 77 | / |
| Lealem | 83 | 4,032 | / |
| Lelame | 83 | 72 | / |
| Leelem | 83 | 61 | / |
| Laleme | 83 | 38 | / |
| Lileme | 83 | 21 | / |
| Leliem | 83 | 19 | / |
| Lelema | 83 | 11 | / |
| Lelemi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Lelime | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lielem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lehlem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Leallemer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lolemeh | 77 | 66 | / |
| Lehlome | 77 | 2 | / |
| Leahlem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leulemi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lalemie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lelhema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lelhame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lehliem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lielemi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lelemai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leyslem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lielome | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lelhome | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lelim | 73 | 111 | / |
| Lilem | 73 | 22 | / |
| Lylem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leleumai | 71 | 11 | / |
| Leilamei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lethleam | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lilema | 67 | 739 | / |
| Lalime | 67 | 536 | / |
| Lalemi | 67 | 225 | / |
| Lolemi | 67 | 212 | / |
| Lalame | 67 | 117 | / |
| Lelima | 67 | 50 | / |
| Lolome | 67 | 34 | / |
| Lalome | 67 | 19 | / |
| Leylim | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lehlim | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lilime | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lolame | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lelami | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leelim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leilim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lilame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lailem | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Leleme
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