Tarlem Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tarlem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarlem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Tarlem (635) may also be a first name.

Tarlem Last Name Facts

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

Tarlem occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tarlem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarlem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Tarlem are found; 59 percent are found in Central Africa and 59 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Tarlem is also the 330,269th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 635 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 37 percent are found and Czechia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarleem921/
Tarlim83273/
Tarlen8328/
Torlem835/
Tahrhleem801/
Tarline771/
Tarleen771/
Tasrlim771/
Tarlene770/
Tarlean770/
Tarlime770/
Tarlaine711/
Tharline711/
Tharlaen710/
Tarlin671,543/
Terlim6757/
Torlen6731/
Torelm6726/
Tarlyn6713/
Taruellen671/

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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 Tarlem
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