Shelema Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Shelema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 1:1,178,833 | 65,606 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Shelema (64) may also be a first name.
Shelema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shelema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shelema (Russian: Шелема) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shelema? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,689,253rd most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Shelema reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Shelema is also the 1,223,525th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 64 people.
It is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 3,901,850. Besides Ethiopia it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 29 percent live and Russia, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shelema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shelema in the Russian language | ||
| Шелема | selema | - |
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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 Shelema
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