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
The last name Shelem (Oriya: େଶେଲମ୍, Russian: Шелем) is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shelem? popularity and diffusion
Shelem is the 3,798,600th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Shelem reside; 33 percent reside in West Asia and 33 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Shelem is also the 633,892nd most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 204 people.
The last name Shelem is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 10,838,474. Not including Ethiopia Shelem occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 19 percent live and Iraq, where 15 percent live.
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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