Tsalem Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Tsalem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
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
The last name Tsalem occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tsalem? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Tsalem live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent given name globally, borne by 10 people.
The surname Tsalem is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 865,378. In Cameroon Tsalem is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 67 percent reside and West Region, where 33 percent reside. Beside Cameroon Tsalem is found in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tsaleem | 92 | 38 | / |
| Tsaleemh | 86 | 5 | / |
| Tselem | 83 | 50 | / |
| Tsalim | 83 | 39 | / |
| Dsalem | 83 | 4 | / |
| Dsaleem | 77 | 8 | / |
| Tchalem | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tseulem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Calem | 73 | 437 | / |
| Zalem | 73 | 166 | / |
| Çalem | 73 | 15 | / |
| Tsaitlen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tseeleem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caalem | 67 | 439 | / |
| Chalem | 67 | 219 | / |
| Tsalyn | 67 | 119 | / |
| Tjalim | 67 | 51 | / |
| Tsalin | 67 | 8 | / |
| Callem | 67 | 5 | / |
| Caylem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zaleem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tselim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Caliem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tsalymova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tsalimova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Caulem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tselym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsolen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caleem | 67 | 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 Tsalem
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