Ulema Surname

695,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424 people bear this surname

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

Ulema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ulema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania881:601,60937,493
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Italy511:1,199,15174,752
Pakistan471:3,800,93427,883
Turkey361:2,161,70672,332
Afghanistan351:918,6629,049
India321:23,970,793327,222
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Ulema (479) may also be a first name.

Ulema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ulema (Hindi: उलेमा, Marathi: उलेमा) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulema? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 695,980th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,187,608 people. The surname Ulema occurs predominantly in Africa, where 42 percent of Ulema live; 27 percent live in South Asia and 21 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ulema is also the 388,635th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 479 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 601,609. In Tanzania Ulema is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 97 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 1 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found and Italy, where 12 percent are found.

Ulema Last Name Statistics demography

Ulema earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $39,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gulema914,698/
Oulema9198/
Eulema918/
Ulemma917/
Hulema916/
Ulemat914/
Ujlema911/
Ulesma911/
Ulemah911/
Ullema911/
Guleama8385/
Ulemaad8315/
Gullema834/
Hulemma833/
Huleama833/
Ullemma832/
Gulemay831/
Uslemah831/
Houlema831/
Ulama807,046/
Olema803,718/
Ulima80570/
Ilema80484/
Uloma80398/
Uleme8040/
Ulemo809/
Ulemj804/
Ulemi803/
Ulemy803/
Ulyma802/
Uljma801/
Hulemath771/
Auliemma771/
Gulima732,162/
Hulima73131/
Oleama73107/
Hulama73104/
Hulyma7392/
Ulamah7368/
Ulimah7362/
Ollema7358/
Ileuma7354/
Ulimaz7347/
Ullama7347/
Holema7343/
Gulemi7333/
Hulemo7321/
Ulamai7318/
Ulaima7316/
Ulimma7315/
Guleme7313/
Gulyma7312/
Ulieme7312/
Ileama7312/
Ulioma7311/
Ulgemo739/
Ulimay739/
Uelemo739/
Ulamau738/
Olemau738/
Ullima737/
Jilema737/
Uliama736/
Uslima735/
Ulamma735/
Ilemai735/
Ulimat735/
Ouleme735/
Hulemi734/
Huleme734/
Oulemi733/
Ilaema733/
Ulamay733/
Ulimas732/
Aulama732/
Olemai732/
Aulima732/
Olemay731/
Olemma731/
Ulajma731/
Uleemi731/
Ulisma731/
Uluima731/
Ulemot731/
Ulloma731/
Uiloma731/
Ulomma731/
Illema731/
Oulima731/
Oleema731/
Olemaa731/
Ullemo731/
Eulama731/
Ulaama731/
Iloema731/
Euleme731/
Ulamha731/
Oleima731/
Uelima731/
Gulemo731/
Uhlemhaut711/
Hielema67283/
Hollema67209/
Ahulama6775/
Gouleme6735/
Hulimai6735/
Jilaema6733/
Illemay6733/
Ileumah6729/
Gulemmo6719/
Hillema6718/
Ullamma678/
Gullemo677/
Aulomaa677/
Hileima676/
Gulimah676/
Jiliema676/
Guleemi674/
Aulamma673/
Ouhlima673/
Gullemi673/
Hulimah672/
Goulima672/
Houlama672/
Houleme672/
Oulemou672/
Ollemma671/
Oleemaa671/
Hulamah671/
Illeima671/
Holeema671/
Gulhima671/
Gulimay671/
Ulemets671/
Ulgimma671/
Oleamma671/
Hileema671/
Hilaema671/
Haulama671/
Oulahma671/
Oulamay671/
Ouleyme671/
Oullama671/
Ulaimay671/
Uulimaa671/
Gaulima671/
Gullima671/
Guleamă671/
Aulimad671/
Hulimat671/
Illoema671/
Haulima671/
Ullemer670/

Ulema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ulema in the Marathi language
उलेमाulema-
Ulema in the Hindi language
उलेमाulema62.5

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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 Ulema
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