Sulemu Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Sulemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 40 | 1:975,982 | 42,738 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Sulemu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sulemu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sulemu is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sulemu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sulemu is the 2,944,094th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sulemu reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Sulemu is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 975,982. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Butaleja District, where 68 percent are found, Budaka District, where 25 percent are found and Buvuma District, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Uganda Sulemu occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulemau | 92 | 6 | / |
| Sulemuu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Suleimau | 86 | 3 | / |
| Soulemou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Suelemou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Seulemou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saulemau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sulimu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Sulamu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Solemu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sulomu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shilemu | 77 | 21 | / |
| Sulaimu | 77 | 13 | / |
| Suliamu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sulamau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sullamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sulimau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Julemus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sollemu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Solemau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Julemeus | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sulaimau | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sulaimud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soulimou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sulaimut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Solimu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Zulimu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Séoulémou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Solymu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shilamu | 62 | 262 | / |
| Sholimu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Shilimu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Shilomu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Zulimuha | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Sulemu
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