Shelama Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Shelama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Shelama (21) may also be a first name.
Shelama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shelama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shelama (Marathi: शेलमा, Oriya: େଶଳମା) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shelama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Shelama occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Shelama reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 21 people.
It is most common in India, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India it is primarily found in: Odisha, where 100 percent live. Besides India it occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shelama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shelama in the Marathi language | ||
| शेलमा | selama | 75 |
| शेलमाान्सीस | selamaansisa | 25 |
| Shelama in the Oriya language | ||
| େଶଳମା | esalama | 50 |
| େଶଲମା | esalama | 33.33 |
| ଦିନବୁେଶଳମା | dinabuesalama | 16.67 |
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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 Shelama
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