Meslim Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Meslim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Meslim (17) may also be a first name.
Meslim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meslim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meslim (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺴﻠﻢ, Hindi: माेसलिम) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meslim? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Meslim occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Meslim reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Meslim is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held forename in the world It is held by 17 people.
The surname Meslim is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 584,980. In Mauritania Meslim is most frequent in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 86 percent live and Tiris Zemmour Region, where 14 percent live. Aside from Mauritania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meslim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meslim in the Hindi language | ||
| माेसलिम | maesalima | - |
| Meslim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺴﻠﻢ | mslm | 66.67 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺴﻠﻢ | almslm | 33.33 |
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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
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- 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 Meslim
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