Shelim Surname
Approximately 1,554 people bear this surname
Shelim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1,442 | 1:110,511 | 4,612 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Kazakhstan | 30 | 1:589,417 | 41,433 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shelim (1,945) may also be a first name.
Shelim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shelim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shelim (Bengali: শেলিম, Marathi: शेलीम, Russian: Шелим) has its highest incidence in Bangladesh. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shelim.
How Common Is The Last Name Shelim? popularity and diffusion
Shelim is the 254,216th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,689,540 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Shelim reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 171,902nd most widely held given name globally. It is borne by 1,945 people.
The surname is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 1,442 people, or 1 in 110,511. Apart from Bangladesh it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shelim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shelim in the Marathi language | ||
| शेलीम | selima | - |
| Shelim in the Bengali language | ||
| শেলিম | selima | 66.67 |
| শেলীম | selima | 22.22 |
| সেলিম | selima | 11.11 |
| Shelim in the Russian language | ||
| Шелим | selim | - |
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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 Shelim
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