Oulema Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Oulema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oulema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda571:684,90034,656
Ivory Coast411:562,71317,068

Oulema (64) may also be a first name.

Oulema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oulema has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oulema? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oulema is the 1,871,545th most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname Oulema occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Oulema live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most frequent first name globally It is held by 64 people.

The last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 684,900. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Tororo District, where 74 percent live, Manafwa District, where 16 percent live and Kampala District, where 4 percent live. Besides Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 42 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houlema921/
Olema913,718/
Ulema91424/
Gulema834,698/
Golema83359/
Oleama83107/
Ollema8358/
Holema8343/
Oilema8318/
Olemau838/
Eulema838/
Ulemma837/
Hulema836/
Ouleme835/
Ulemat834/
Oulemi833/
Oleuma832/
Olemai832/
Ujlema831/
Olemay831/
Olemma831/
Ulesma831/
Oulima831/
Oleema831/
Olemaa831/
Olemga831/
Ulemah831/
Ullema831/
Oleima831/
Hollema77209/
Goelema77138/
Golemaj7795/
Guleama7785/
Gouleme7735/
Ulemaad7715/
Golemma7714/
Oyilema778/
Gullema774/
Holemat773/
Hulemma773/
Huleama773/
Ouhlima773/
Ullemma772/
Goulima772/
Houleme772/
Oulemou772/
Ouelemi771/
Ollemma771/
Oleemaa771/
Olemath771/
Holeema771/
Gulemay771/
Uslemah771/
Golemah771/
Oleamma771/
Ojilema771/
Oueleme771/
Ouleyme771/
Oleimat771/
Olematz771/
Ojelema771/
Gollema771/
Golejma771/
Ayolema771/
Alema7312,005/
Olima736,735/
Oleme731,397/
Olemo73636/
Ulima73570/
Uleme7340/
Olemi7334/
Ulemo739/
Olemy738/
Ulemj734/
Ulemi733/
Ulemy733/
Ulyma732/
Uljma731/
Houeleme71117/
Holemath7141/
Houlemou713/
Ouelleme712/
Hulemath711/
Ouleymey711/
Auliemma711/
Oleamahe711/
Alemaz6739,765/
Aleama678,123/
Halema677,246/
Yelema675,702/
Golemi672,259/
Gulima672,162/
Alemat671,772/
Olemou671,622/
Galema671,046/
Golemo67690/
Alemad67560/
Aleema67549/
Alemoa67281/
Hulima67131/
Holemá67127/
Olemoi67123/
Holemý67120/
Allema67112/
Oleumo67108/
Olimah67104/
Olemoh6795/
Hulyma6792/
Alemay6777/
Ulimah6762/
Goleme6761/
Holima6756/
Golima6756/
Holemo6753/
Aslema6747/
Ulimaz6747/
Olemez6742/
Oleemo6739/
Oleimo6738/
Olimma6734/
Alemma6734/
Gulemi6733/
Alemaa6730/
Olemos6728/
Olimat6727/
Holemy6723/
Hulemo6721/
Alemas6718/
Ulaima6716/
Alesma6715/
Ulimma6715/
Aliema6714/
Olisma6713/
Guleme6713/
Ailema6713/
Gulyma6712/
Alemau6712/
Ulieme6712/
Ileama6712/
Ulioma6711/
Oelima6710/
Ulgemo679/
Ulimay679/
Uelemo679/
Oleimy679/
Ullima677/
Alemah677/
Olheme677/
Olemes677/
Olemei676/
Alemai676/
Olimga676/
Uslima675/
Ulimat675/
Hulemi674/
Ollemi674/
Olimay674/
Holeme674/
Aleuma674/
Olimai674/
Olimap674/
Huleme674/
Oleemy674/
Holemi673/
Olgeme673/
Alhema673/
O'Lima673/
Aalema672/
Olioma672/
Oloima672/
Olemmo672/
Ulimas672/
Eilema672/
Ollemo672/
Oulimi672/
Alemga672/
Aulima672/
Ajlema671/
Ulajma671/
Uleemi671/
Ulisma671/
Uluima671/
Uhlemhaut671/
Ulemot671/
Ueleme671/
Olieme671/
Oleymi671/
Olimaa671/
Olimas671/
Olemio671/
Olleme671/
Ullemo671/
Goléma671/
Ahoueleme671/
Euleme671/
Oyleme671/
Uelima671/
Gulemo671/
Eelema670/

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