Naleem Surname

100,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Naleem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naleem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka4,2391:4,909705
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United Arab Emirates1261:72,7166,783
Qatar1121:21,0542,246
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
India81:95,883,173728,828
England51:11,143,612252,590
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Naleem (1,575) may also be a first name.

Naleem Last Name Facts

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

Naleem (Hindi: नालीम, Marathi: नलीम) is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Naleem.

How Common Is The Last Name Naleem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Naleem is the 100,070th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,542,664 people. The surname Naleem is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Naleem are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Naleem is also the 194,984th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 1,575 people.

Naleem is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 4,239 people, or 1 in 4,909. Without taking into account Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nasleem9221/
Naaleem921/
Naleemm921/
Nalem911,521/
Nalaem83321/
Nallem83105/
Naleme8340/
Naleen8328/
Ngalem8326/
Naleam834/
Nnalem834/
Nailem834/
Neleem832/
Nileem832/
Naalem831/
Naleum831/
Nahlem831/
Nalenne7749/
Nayalem7717/
Nalajem778/
Nasleen777/
Neeleem777/
Naleime775/
Najleen773/
Nnaluem772/
Naaleam771/
Nayleen771/
Gnaleen771/
Ngaleam771/
Naallem771/
Nehalem770/
Nalim732,049/
Nelem73575/
Nalen73183/
Nolem7317/
Nalne731/
Nallayem711/
Naileime711/
Nalijiem711/
Nathleen710/
Ngalim672,334/
Nallen67356/
Nailen67256/
Naleng67228/
Nallim67216/
Nahlen67213/
Nyelem67178/
Nealen67170/
Naslim6796/
Nalien6769/
Noleen6743/
Naylen6731/
Naloum6723/
Nahlim6717/
Naulim6713/
Neleum6710/
Neelem678/
Ngolem678/
Neelim677/
Nalenc677/
Naalim676/
Naelim675/
Neulem673/
Naslen673/
Gnalen673/
Nalime673/
Neilem672/
Nileam672/
Naulen672/
Natlen672/
Nailne672/
Naalen671/
Noleam671/
Nalajm671/
Nalyom671/
Nelhem671/
Noliem671/
Noslem671/
Nalaen671/
Nehlem671/
Ngalen671/
Gnalim671/
Noleme671/
Naluen671/
Nailim671/
Nileim671/
Naleun670/

Naleem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naleem in the Hindi language
नालीमnalima-
Naleem in the Marathi language
नलीमnalima-

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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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  • 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 Naleem
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