Shelam Surname
Approximately 286 people bear this surname
Shelam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 279 | 1:2,749,338 | 84,998 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Shelam (142) may also be a first name.
Shelam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shelam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shelam (Hindi: शेलम, Marathi: शेलम) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shelam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 924,083rd most common last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 25,480,930 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Shelam are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Shelam is also the 775,413th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 142 people.
This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 279 people, or 1 in 2,749,338. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 48 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 41 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 10 percent are found. Beside India this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shelam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shelam in the Hindi language | ||
| शेलम | selama | 63.64 |
| शीलम | silama | 36.36 |
| Shelam in the Marathi language | ||
| शेलम | selama | 51.28 |
| शेलाम | selama | 46.15 |
| िशलम | isalama | 2.56 |
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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 Shelam
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