Souwelem Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Souwelem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Souwelem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Souwelem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Souwelem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻮﻳﻠﻢ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Souwelem.

How Common Is The Last Name Souwelem? popularity and diffusion

Souwelem is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Souwelem is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Souwelem live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Guidimagha Region, where 33 percent are found, Tagant Region, where 33 percent are found and Trarza Region, where 33 percent are found. Other than Mauritania this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Souweilem9420/
Souweylem942/
Sowelem93184/
Suwelem931/
Souweillem892/
Suweilem8814/
Soweilem884/
Souwilem882/
Souwelim881/
Souweilleme841/
Souweilim8229/
Souweylim8211/
Soueuilem821/
Suwelen8021/
Sowilem8014/
Suwelim801/
Sowalem801/
Suwailem75709/
Sowailem7510/
Suveylem756/
Showalem751/
Soveilem751/
Soweilim751/
Souwoilim711/
Soiweilim711/
Sawalem6717/
Suwalim675/
Sawelen672/
Sowilim672/
Showlen671/

Souwelem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Souwelem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﻮﻳﻠﻢaswylm-

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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
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  • 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 Souwelem
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