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

The last name Tarlem is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarlem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Tarlem live; 59 percent live in Central Africa and 59 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Tarlem is also the 330,269th most prevalent given name internationally, borne by 635 people.

It is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common 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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