Messlem Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Messlem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Messlem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania101:409,48616,302
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336

Messlem Last Name Facts

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

Messlem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺴﻠﻢ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Messlem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Messlem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Messlem is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Messlem reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

The last name Messlem is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 409,486. In Mauritania Messlem is most prevalent in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 70 percent live, Hodh Chargui Region, where 20 percent live and Tagant Region, where 10 percent live. Besides Mauritania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 30 percent live and Senegal, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Messllem931/
Messleme931/
Messslem931/
Meslem9215,155/
Mosslem8612/
Mesleme866/
Mesllem863/
Messlim861/
Masslem861/
Meuslem861/
Misslem861/
Moeslem860/
Mesellem8060/
Moesliem807/
Moesleim801/
Moslem7730,170/
Maslem7770/
Mislem7719/
Meslim778/
Meslen771/
Messln770/
Meslien711,009/
Moeslim71263/
Meaclem71129/
Mechlem7162/
Messlin7139/
Maislem7133/
Misslen7118/
Mosllem7110/
Mosslim7110/
Maeslim719/
Masleem712/
Meshlen712/
Meslime711/
Masleim711/
Meslene711/
Mosleem711/
Moshlem711/
Mecellem671,066/
Messling67167/
Masillem6750/
Masellem673/
Hmasleem672/
Meesleen672/
Moslehim671/
Messlina671/

Messlem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Messlem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺴﻠﻢmslm71.43
ﺍﻣﺴﻠﻢamslm14.29
ﺍﻟﻤﺴﻠﻢalmslm14.29

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Messlem
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