Tulem Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Tulem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 100 | 1:81,537 | 10,792 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tulem (89) may also be a first name.
Tulem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tulem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tulem occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tulem? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,628,521st most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname Tulem is mostly found in Oceania, where 81 percent of Tulem are found; 81 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 81 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Tulem is also the 1,011,231st most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 89 people.
The surname Tulem is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 81,537. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: West Sepik, where 42 percent reside, Madang, where 21 percent reside and National Capital District, where 21 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 11 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teulem | 91 | 18 | / |
| Toulem | 91 | 9 | / |
| Tuliem | 91 | 2 | / |
| Tullem | 91 | 2 | / |
| Tuleme | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tuhlem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Taulem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tusleem | 83 | 6 | / |
| Tulleme | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thuleem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Touleum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Theulem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tolem | 80 | 2,519 | / |
| Tulen | 80 | 724 | / |
| Tilem | 80 | 628 | / |
| Tulim | 80 | 125 | / |
| Tulym | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tullen | 73 | 155 | / |
| Tuleun | 73 | 151 | / |
| Tulien | 73 | 148 | / |
| Tuslim | 73 | 126 | / |
| Thulen | 73 | 116 | / |
| Tuleng | 73 | 72 | / |
| Taulen | 73 | 42 | / |
| Tollem | 73 | 33 | / |
| Teulen | 73 | 19 | / |
| Thilem | 73 | 17 | / |
| Tuleen | 73 | 16 | / |
| Tulaen | 73 | 9 | / |
| Tulenk | 73 | 6 | / |
| Toolem | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tuluen | 73 | 4 | / |
| Toleam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tuilen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tielem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taulim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toulim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tulent | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toulen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tileem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tulime | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thullen | 67 | 470 | / |
| Theulen | 67 | 294 | / |
| Taulien | 67 | 224 | / |
| Thulien | 67 | 211 | / |
| Thuleen | 67 | 115 | / |
| Thoulen | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tauleng | 67 | 8 | / |
| Toulien | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tullien | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tulienė | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tuillen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Toellem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tuslime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tusleen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touleng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tulisme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tulleen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Teutlen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tolheim | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Tulem
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