Shalema Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Shalema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shalema (398) may also be a first name.
Shalema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shalema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shalema (Bengali: ছালেমা, Hindi: शालेमा, Marathi: शालीमा) is found most frequently in India. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shalema? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Shalema occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Shalema are found; 57 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 432,848th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 398 people.
The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India it is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 75 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 13 percent reside and Bihar, where 13 percent reside. Other than India this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Zambia, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shalema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shalema in the Bengali language | ||
| ছালেমা | chalema | - |
| Shalema in the Marathi language | ||
| शालीमा | salima | - |
| Shalema in the Hindi language | ||
| शालेमा | salema | 66.67 |
| शलेमा | salema | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Shalema
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