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

The surname Ulem (Hindi: उलेमा, Marathi: उलेम, Russian: Ульем) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Ülem. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ulem.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulem? popularity and diffusion

Ulem is the 615,220th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 14,546,000 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 at a global level It is held by 262 people.

The surname is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 3,913,599. In India it is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 100 percent reside. Beside India it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 37 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent reside.

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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  • 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 Ulem
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