Teslem Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Teslem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teslem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania181:227,49210,961
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Teslem (14,112) may also be a first name.

Teslem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Teslem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺴﻠﻢ) is most common in Mauritania. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Teslem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Teslem is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Teslem reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Teslem is also the 48,365th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 14,112 people.

It is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 227,492. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Brakna Region, where 83 percent live, Hodh Chargui Region, where 6 percent live and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 6 percent live. Beside Mauritania it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 26 percent live and Algeria, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tesleem92195/
Tesslem927/
Teeslem926/
Telem91509/
Teslm913/
Thesleem863/
Teslim832,637/
Teleme83209/
Taslem83123/
Thelem8322/
Teulem8318/
Teelem8315/
Tesilm839/
Teclem834/
Teslen832/
Tielem831/
Telemm831/
Tasleem7722,064/
Theleme7739/
Thielem7720/
Thaslem779/
Tesslim776/
Tesline775/
Theslim774/
Tasleam773/
Tasliem772/
Tesleen772/
Tosleem772/
Taslemm772/
Tasllem772/
Tesilme771/
Teslime771/
Teslien771/
Theulem771/
Telehem771/
Telheim771/
Teszlen771/
Tisslem771/
Tezleem771/
Tehleem771/
Telen732,623/
Tilem73628/
Telim73299/
Tylem732/
Taslm732/
Telém731/
Thasleem711,579/
Taslheem7188/
Tashleem7174/
Tassleem712/
Teslaine711/
Taasleem711/
Taslleem711/
Thieslen711/
Telemque711/
Taslim6724,197/
Thelen6720,340/
Toslim671,181/
Tielen671,180/
Teleng67503/
Teslin67474/
Teelen67337/
Teclim67102/
Teslyn6797/
Telien6765/
Telent6724/
Tehlen6720/
Teulen6719/
Thilem6717/
Telime6713/
Thelim6712/
Teleen6712/
Toilem6711/
Tailem678/
Teslymova677/
Thielheim676/
Tileme675/
Ticlem674/
Telaim674/
Tealen673/
Tahasleem673/
Tasilm672/
Tislim672/
Thelemque672/
Tasllm672/
Teloen672/
Telend671/
Telism671/
Texlim671/
Tealne671/
Thélem671/
Thelém671/
Tyslme671/
Teclen671/
Teleun671/
Tileem671/
Teilen670/

Teslem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Teslem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﺴﻠﻢtslm99.87
ﺗﺴﻴﻠﻢtsylm0.05
ﺗﺴﻠﻤﻪtslmh0.05
ﻣﺮﻳﻢmrym0.03

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Footnotes

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