Ulem Surname

615,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ulem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ulem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1961:3,913,599107,087
Nigeria1861:952,38040,741
Papua New Guinea911:89,60111,921
Turkey191:4,095,86499,768
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Ülem (39) are calculated separately.

Ulem (262) may also be a first name.

Ulem Last Name Facts

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

Ulem (Hindi: उलेमा, Marathi: उलेम, Russian: Ульем) is found most frequently in India. It may also appear as: Ülem. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 615,220th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 14,546,000 people. The surname Ulem is mostly found in Asia, where 44 percent of Ulem are found; 39 percent are found in South Asia and 39 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Ulem is also the 549,774th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 262 people.

The last name Ulem is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 3,913,599. In India Ulem is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 100 percent live. Beside India this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 37 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ülem9239/
Gulem89192/
Oulem8991/
Hulem8968/
Ullem8942/
Uleme8940/
Aulem8931/
Uliem8914/
Uilem896/
Uleum891/
Eulem891/
Uhlem891/
Gullem801,187/
Eulgem80168/
Oulhem80136/
Goulem8054/
Ouslem8027/
Ulheim8023/
Ouleme805/
Huleme804/
Auleem804/
Huslem804/
Hullem803/
Ulliem803/
Uyliem802/
Huleem801/
Ahulem801/
Gulhem801/
Houlem801/
Gaulem801/
Gulemì801/
Euleme801/
Uhllem801/
Huilem801/
Auslem800/
Uehlem800/
Olem752,075/
Ilem751,519/
Ulim75548/
Ulen75530/
Ulne7516/
Ulym758/
Gulheim7322/
Gulleim734/
Houliem733/
Houleme732/
Hauslem731/
Houllem731/
Houslem731/
Ulemova731/
Uihleim731/
Huillem731/
Ouleyme731/
Gulllem731/
Ousllem731/
Heulemn730/
Uleng671,902/
Hulen671,772/
Uhlen67761/
Gulen67743/
Ollem67444/
Oliem67292/
Hilem67274/
Eulen67220/
Holem67211/
Aulen67204/
Gulim67181/
Hulne67150/
Ullen67143/
Ulaen67140/
Ulime67118/
Ilhem6796/
Uleun6779/
Uylen6753/
Jilem6738/
Hulim6730/
Oleam6730/
Uslen6723/
Gullheim6720/
Uilen6714/
Uslim6714/
Olhem6713/
Uleen6710/
Ulaim6710/
Ulien678/
Ielem678/
Ullim677/
Hulym677/
Illem676/
Aulim675/
Ihlem675/
Iliem675/
Uliom674/
Ulgim674/
Aulne674/
Uilim673/
Oleem673/
Ileem673/
Oulim673/
Ulend673/
Eulim673/
Uylim672/
Oolem671/
Ullne671/
Ileum671/
Oulen671/
Ulhen671/
Uluim671/
Utlim671/
Oulne671/
Oelem671/
Ileim671/
Uhlim670/

Ulem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ulem in the Marathi language
उलेमulema-
Ulem in the Hindi language
उलेमाulema50
उलेमulema50
Ulem in the Russian language
Ульемulem-

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