Masalem Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Masalem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Palestine | 2 | 1:2,274,424 | 17,661 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Masalem (248) may also be a first name.
Masalem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masalem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masalem is carried by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Masalem.
How Common Is The Last Name Masalem? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Masalem are found; 93 percent are found in West Asia and 83 percent are found in Levant. Masalem is also the 566,287th most commonly held forename internationally, held by 248 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Iraq, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 1,667,698. Barring Iraq Masalem exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Palestine, where 7 percent are found and Yemen, where 7 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 Masalem
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