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
Meslim (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺴﻠﻢ, Hindi: माेसलिम) occurs most in Mauritania. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meslim? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is predominantly found 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 prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 17 people.
The surname Meslim is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 584,980. In Mauritania Meslim is most common in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 86 percent reside and Tiris Zemmour Region, where 14 percent reside. Not including Mauritania it occurs in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 13 percent reside.
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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