Ulemu Surname
Approximately 819 people bear this surname
Ulemu Surname Definition:
Ulemu is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: respect.
Ulemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 758 | 1:22,585 | 3,433 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Ulemu (15,078) may also be a first name.
Ulemu Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ulemu is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: respect.
Ulemu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ulemu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ulemu is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ulemu? popularity and diffusion
Ulemu is the 422,941st most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 8,898,102 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ulemu are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 46,230th most common first name world-wide, held by 15,078 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 758 people, or 1 in 22,585. Other than Malawi this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aulemu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oulemou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Olemu | 80 | 352 | / |
| Ilemu | 80 | 150 | / |
| Ulamu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Houlemou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Olemou | 73 | 1,622 | / |
| Ollemu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ulamau | 73 | 8 | / |
| Olemau | 73 | 8 | / |
| Illemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Holemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oliemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aulamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uhlemhaut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oulamou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ilehemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holemou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ilomu | 60 | 391 | / |
| Ilimu | 60 | 224 | / |
| Ilamu | 60 | 91 | / |
| Olimu | 60 | 3 | / |
| Jilimu | 55 | 157 | / |
| Hilamu | 55 | 39 | / |
| Jilamu | 55 | 14 | / |
| Iliamu | 55 | 5 | / |
| Ilimui | 55 | 1 | / |
| Olimmu | 55 | 1 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ulemu
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