Shelem Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Shelem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Shelem (204) may also be a first name.
Shelem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shelem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shelem (Oriya: େଶେଲମ୍, Russian: Шелем) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shelem click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shelem? popularity and diffusion
Shelem is the 3,798,600th most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Shelem are found; 33 percent are found in West Asia and 33 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Shelem is also the 633,892nd most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 204 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 10,838,474. Aside from Ethiopia Shelem exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 19 percent reside and Iraq, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shelem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shelem in the Oriya language | ||
| େଶେଲମ୍ | eselam | - |
| Shelem in the Russian language | ||
| Шелем | selem | - |
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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 Shelem
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