Sakalem Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Sakalem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sakalem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon171:331,59310,584
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sakalem Last Name Facts

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

Sakalem (Hindi: सकलेम, Marathi: सकलेन) has its highest incidence in Lebanon. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakalem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,274,477th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Sakalem live; 47 percent live in West Asia and 47 percent live in Levant.

The last name is most widely held in Lebanon, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 331,593. In Lebanon Sakalem is most prevalent in: Akkar Governorate, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Lebanon this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 36 percent reside and India, where 11 percent reside.

Sakalem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sakalem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sakalem in the Hindi language
सकलेमsakalema-
Sakalem in the Marathi language
सकलेनsakalena-

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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 Sakalem
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