Sisalem Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Sisalem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sisalem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Sisalem (16) may also be a first name.

Sisalem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sisalem Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sisalem (Arabic: سيسالم) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sisalem.

How Common Is The Last Name Sisalem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sisalem is the 1,044,719th most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Sisalem live; 91 percent live in North Africa and 89 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Sisalem is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 16 people.

The surname Sisalem is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 214 people, or 1 in 429,606. Apart from Egypt it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent are found and Algeria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sesalem868/
Sisalim866/
Sisalen862/
Saisalim802/
Sidsalen801/
Sihsalim801/
Sesalim71178/
Gesalem7113/
Jizalem714/
Jisalim711/
Seichaleam711/
Shesalim677/
Sisalina672/
Jessalim671/
Saijalen671/
Gizealem671/
Sidjalim671/
Jaisalim671/
Chisolem670/

Sisalem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sisalem in the Arabic language
سيسالمsysalm-

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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 Sisalem
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