Uleme Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uleme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uleme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Uleme (38) may also be a first name.

Uleme Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uleme is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Uleme click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uleme? popularity and diffusion

The surname Uleme is the 3,100,440th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Uleme reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uleme is also the 1,662,754th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 38 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 52 percent reside, Lagos, where 32 percent reside and Ondo, where 3 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Uleme is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uloeme9120/
Guleme9113/
Ulieme9112/
Ouleme915/
Huleme914/
Ueleme911/
Euleme911/
Ulem89501/
Gouleme8335/
Houleme832/
Ulemets831/
Ouleyme831/
Ullemer830/
Oleme801,397/
Ulame801,209/
Ulema80424/
Ileme80264/
Gulem80192/
Ulime80118/
Oulem8091/
Hulem8068/
Ullem8042/
Aulem8031/
Uliem8014/
Ulome808/
Uilem806/
Ulemj804/
Ulemi803/
Ulemy803/
Uleum801/
Eulem801/
Uhlem801/
Ouleymey771/
Gullem731,187/
Eulgem73168/
Oulhem73136/
Oulema7398/
Gulime7359/
Goulem7354/
Gulemi7333/
Ouslem7327/
Ulheim7323/
Aulome7317/
Uliame738/
Eulema738/
Ulemma737/
Olheme737/
Olemei736/
Hulema736/
Hulame735/
Iloeme735/
Hulemi734/
Holeme734/
Auleem734/
Huslem734/
Hullem733/
Ulaemi733/
Aulyme733/
Oulemi733/
Ulliem733/
Aulame733/
Ulimer732/
Uyliem732/
Ulameh732/
Ujlema731/
Huleem731/
Uleemi731/
Ilheme731/
Ahulem731/
Olieme731/
Uilame731/
Gulhem731/
Houlem731/
Illeme731/
Olleme731/
Ulomei731/
Ullema731/
Gaulem731/
Gulemì731/
Uhllem731/
Huilem731/
Auslem730/
Ullheimer7111/
Olem672,075/
Ulim67548/
Hulaemi6780/
Ülem6739/
Houlame6723/
Gulheim6722/
Ulym678/
Oulamey677/
Oleymie675/
Guleemi674/
Hileime674/
Gulleim674/
Hulemma673/
Huleama673/
Houliem673/
Gullemi673/
Hulaime673/
Ullemma672/
Goulème672/
Illeume672/
Hauslem671/
Houllem671/
Houslem671/
Gulemay671/
Ulemova671/
Uihleim671/
Uilhame671/
Houlime671/
Houlema671/
Huillem671/
Ouliame671/
Uelaime671/
Ülesmäe671/
Goulime671/
Gulllem671/
Iloemeh671/
Ousllem671/
Uillame671/
Aulimer670/

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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 Uleme
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