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) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shelem? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,798,600th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. Shelem is primarily found in Africa, where 52 percent of Shelem live; 33 percent live in West Asia and 33 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Shelem is also the 633,892nd most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 204 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 10,838,474. Not including Ethiopia this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 19 percent are found and Iraq, where 15 percent are found.
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
- 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 Shelem
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