Tsalem Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tsalem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsalem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Tsalem (10) may also be a first name.

Tsalem Last Name Facts

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

Tsalem is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsalem? popularity and diffusion

Tsalem is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Tsalem reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Tsalem is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 865,378. In Cameroon Tsalem is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 67 percent are found and West Region, where 33 percent are found. Barring Cameroon Tsalem occurs in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tsaleem9238/
Tsaleemh865/
Tselem8350/
Tsalim8339/
Dsalem834/
Dsaleem778/
Tchalem774/
Tseulem771/
Calem73437/
Zalem73166/
Çalem7315/
Tsaitlen711/
Tseeleem711/
Caalem67439/
Chalem67219/
Tsalyn67119/
Tjalim6751/
Tsalin678/
Callem675/
Caylem674/
Zaleem674/
Tselim674/
Caliem673/
Tsalymova672/
Tsalimova672/
Caulem671/
Tselym671/
Tsolen671/
Caleem671/

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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
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  • 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 Tsalem
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