Meslem Surname

34,925th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Meslem Surname User-submission:

The Meslem surname means 'Muslim'. It was given to Muslim people.

Meslem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria14,3591:2,690345
France6711:98,99114,487
Mauritania411:99,8756,187
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
England91:6,190,895170,599
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Meslem (44) may also be a first name.

Meslem Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Meslem surname means 'Muslim'. It was given to Muslim people.

- mani17

Meslem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meslem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺴﻠﻢ) is held by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Meslem.

How Common Is The Last Name Meslem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 34,925th most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 480,867 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Meslem live; 95 percent live in North Africa and 95 percent live in Mahgreb. Meslem is also the 1,525,482nd most widely held first name in the world It is held by 44 people.

Meslem is most numerous in Algeria, where it is borne by 14,359 people, or 1 in 2,690. In Algeria it is primarily found in: Bouïra Province, where 14 percent are found, Sidi Bel Abbès Province, where 14 percent are found and Mascara Province, where 9 percent are found. Other than Algeria Meslem exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in France, where 4 percent are found and Mauritania, where 0 percent are found.

Meslem Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Meslem earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 38.31% less than the national average, earning 213,506 kr per year and in Canada they earn 17.83% less than the national average, earning $40,824 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Messlem9220/
Mesleme926/
Mesllem923/
Meuslem921/
Moeslem920/
Melem91546/
Meslm91123/
Mesellem8660/
Moesliem867/
Moesleim861/
Messslem861/
Messleme861/
Messllem861/
Melhem8338,502/
Moslem8330,170/
Mehlem83637/
Meleme83128/
Maslem8370/
Melgem8342/
Mislem8319/
Meelem8314/
Meslim838/
Mealem838/
Meleam838/
Metlem836/
Messlm836/
Mielem834/
Meselm832/
Meulem831/
Meliem831/
Meilem831/
Meslen831/
Meleem831/
Meleum830/
Messellem80103/
Meslien771,009/
Melheim77422/
Moeslim77263/
Meaclem77129/
Mechlem7762/
Maislem7733/
Mosslem7712/
Meselme7710/
Mosllem7710/
Maeslim779/
Mesline777/
Meallem776/
Mesleyn775/
Meshlen772/
Mettlem772/
Masleem772/
Meilhem772/
Meeleam772/
Moshlem771/
Mealeem771/
Melemne771/
Mosleem771/
Meslene771/
Masleim771/
Masslem771/
Meslime771/
Messlim771/
Meeliem771/
Misslem771/
Meslein770/
Melhiem770/
Mehelem770/
Messelleme751/
Melim732,586/
Melen732,277/
Milem73511/
Moslm73401/
Meleń7320/
Melém733/
Mylem732/
Mecellem711,066/
Masillem7150/
Meelheim7132/
Messlein7126/
Meslaine7121/
Melemova7110/
Melemová713/
Masellem713/
Meesleen712/
Hmasleem712/
Moslehim711/
Metellem711/
Mealheim710/
Meshlein710/
Messline710/
Meslin673,100/
Moslim672,090/
Mileme672,064/
Milhem671,502/
Meulen671,252/
Maslim67691/
Melhim67596/
Melaim67510/
Meleng67450/
Mehlen67370/
Meloen67293/
Meleen67189/
Melien67167/
Mailem67163/
Moilem67137/
Meelen67130/
Meilen67115/
Mielen6793/
Myslim6782/
Melhen6776/
Maylem6771/
Metlen6751/
Mieleń6751/
Mislim6748/
Meleun6747/
Melend6741/
Mislen6713/
Meilim6712/
Myliem6712/
Muylem677/
Melent677/
Melhemová677/
Meisslein677/
Meclen675/
Melåen675/
Milgem674/
Mitlem674/
Mehlemova674/
Melgim674/
Meslyn674/
Melime673/
Myslym673/
Mehlemová672/
Milemm672/
Mealen672/
Meslimova672/
Melimd672/
Meelim671/
Milemn671/
Mileym671/
Mosilm671/
Meylen671/
Melehn671/
Mihlem671/
Mylhem671/
Mosllm671/
Mechellem671/
Mealim671/
Masilm671/
Mileam671/
Maazsleem671/
Meilne670/
Messln670/
Moylem670/
Mileum670/

Meslem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meslem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﺴﻠﻢalmslm57.89
ﻣﺴﻠﻢmslm42.11

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