Seklem Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Seklem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seklem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1071:727,30336,784
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Seklem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seklem is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Seklem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seklem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,755,741st most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The surname Seklem is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Seklem live; 89 percent live in West Asia and 89 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

This last name is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 727,303. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Aksaray Province, where 53 percent are found, Balikesir Province, where 15 percent are found and Mersin Province, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Turkey Seklem exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ceklem8335/
Saklem834/
Seclem831/
Seklemova8016/
Sikelem7757/
Sakleem776/
Seedklm771/
Sikeleme711/
Chekleme711/
Saklım6790/
Saklim6718/
Soklim673/
Sakilm672/
Saclem671/
Seclim671/
Sechillem671/
Siklemova671/
Cheklm671/
Cekilme6224/
Saqleem621/
Sidclem621/
Saklaim621/
Socklim620/
Schickhelm5013/
Cecilm501/
Ceclim501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Seklem
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