Mahlem Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Mahlem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Mahlem (23) may also be a first name.
Mahlem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahlem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahlem is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahlem? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Mahlem live; 33 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 23 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 100 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Mahlem
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