Relema Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Relema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Relema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Relema (12) may also be a first name.

Relema Last Name Facts

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

Relema (Georgian: რელემა) occurs most in Burkina Faso. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Relema? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Relema is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Relema live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Relema is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 9,176,050. In Burkina Faso Relema is most frequent in: Centre-Est Region, where 50 percent live and Est Region, where 50 percent live. Besides Burkina Faso this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Relima8381/
Ralema8348/
Relama8317/
Releme835/
Reloma831/
Rolema831/
Rollema77231/
Reliama7714/
Relamma7712/
Reilama7711/
Relyama771/
Relisma771/
Raliema771/
Reliamma715/
Rheleimi712/
Rheleime711/
Reallama711/
Railemau711/
Roloma67509/
Relimi67150/
Ralama6746/
Ralima6728/
Rilima674/
Ralemo673/
Raloma672/
Raljma671/
Relomo671/
Relamo671/
Rahalemma671/

Relema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Relema in the Georgian language
რელემაrelema-

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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 Relema
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