Ulem Surname
Approximately 501 people bear this surname
Ulem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 196 | 1:3,913,599 | 107,087 |
| Nigeria | 186 | 1:952,380 | 40,741 |
| Papua New Guinea | 91 | 1:89,601 | 11,921 |
| Turkey | 19 | 1:4,095,864 | 99,768 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
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
Ulem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ulem in the Marathi language | ||
| उलेम | ulema | - |
| Ulem in the Hindi language | ||
| उलेमा | ulema | 50 |
| उलेम | ulema | 50 |
| Ulem in the Russian language | ||
| Ульем | ulem | - |
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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 Ulem
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