Slema Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Slema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Slema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Tunisia121:50,8866,752
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

The alternate forms: Şlema (1) & Ślema (1) are calculated separately.

Slema (93) may also be a first name.

Slema Last Name Facts

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

Slema (Georgian: სლემა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻤﻲ, Hindi: स्लेमा, Marathi: लेमा, Russian: Слема) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Şlema or Ślema. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Slema? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,267,784th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Slema are found; 92 percent are found in North Africa and 85 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Slema is also the 986,211th most frequently occurring given name internationally It is held by 93 people.

It is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Without taking into account Egypt it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 7 percent are found and Tunisia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şlema931/
Ślema931/
Sliema91118/
Shlema9162/
Szlema9117/
Sleima917/
Slemah917/
Sleama913/
Slemau913/
Slemat913/
Slaema912/
Sclema911/
Slemma911/
Sleema911/
Slemay910/
Slma89344/
Shlemas837/
Sleimat835/
Sellema835/
Shleema832/
Sleimah832/
S'Leima831/
Hsleema831/
Slemash831/
Sleemat831/
Sillema831/
Slemeah831/
Slama8024,391/
Selma8015,355/
Sloma802,303/
Slima80709/
Silma80627/
Zlema80387/
Clema80175/
Sleme80112/
Slmai8071/
Slemi8010/
Slmaa805/
Slmha805/
Slemy804/
Slmah804/
Slemo804/
Slmat802/
Sslma802/
Shlma801/
Slmas801/
Schlemma779/
Schloema771/
Shloma731,734/
Slamah73928/
Selmah73366/
Slaama73327/
Slemer73219/
Slamaa73123/
Slomma73101/
Sletmo7378/
Slimah7374/
Sailma7366/
Zylema7360/
Slamaj7355/
Sleime7354/
S'Lama7339/
Selmai7338/
Sleimi7337/
Sleemi7337/
Slemie7329/
Seelma7323/
Sellma7322/
Silmai7322/
Slimas7319/
Sleeme7318/
Sleemy7317/
Selmay7313/
Sleumi7312/
Slemet7311/
Slimai735/
Slamma735/
Slemei735/
Shlama735/
Silmay734/
Silmma734/
Selmma734/
Slaima734/
Sleymi734/
Suilma733/
Jeslma732/
Slamai732/
Sleimo732/
Clemah732/
Silmah732/
Zilema732/
Sclima732/
Slamau732/
Slmaya732/
Sllama732/
Clemma731/
Slamay731/
Sleemo731/
Slemis731/
Slimau731/
Suelma731/
Szlima731/
Selmaã731/
Hslama731/
Sleami731/
Sleumy731/
Slymas731/
Selmaa731/
Gilema731/
Sslama731/
Shleme731/
Sillma731/
Schleymay711/
Schlemach711/
Jellema672,318/
Sellama671,257/
Slemmer671,031/
Shlyoma67103/
Slettmo6795/
Shliama6790/
Schlama6786/
Sleymer6767/
Sellemi6736/
Schlemo6731/
Shlimas6731/
Shlemei6720/
Szlemer6718/
Zailema6715/
Shlomay6713/
Shlomai6712/
Sillama6712/
Sleimou679/
Slehmie679/
Shlyama678/
Slmi678/
Seilmaa678/
Schlima677/
Clma676/
Shlemis675/
Slme675/
Gillema675/
Slemett673/
Zlma673/
Sillemy673/
Szlamma673/
Slaamay672/
Zuilema672/
Sillima672/
Shlemys672/
Slmj672/
Schlmap671/
S'Llama671/
Schlemi671/
Slamaha671/
Sleimer671/
Sleimys671/
Sealmma671/
Sleemie671/
Sleimie671/
Slimaia671/
Slaimoa671/
Sellemy671/
Gellema671/
Slmo671/
Slemmet671/
Sellima671/
Slmy671/
Çlehema671/
Sleamer670/
Schleme670/
Sleemer670/

Slema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Slema in the Georgian language
სლემაslema-
Slema in the Hindi language
स्लेमाslema-
Slema in the Marathi language
लेमाlema-
Slema in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻠﻤﻲslmy50
ﺳﻠﻤﻪslmh50
Slema in the Russian language
Слемаslema-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Slema
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