Valema Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Valema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1711:309,60023,673
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Zambia221:720,45126,729
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
India51:153,413,076951,030
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Valema (579) may also be a first name.

Valema Last Name Facts

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

Valema (Russian: Валема) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Valema.

How Common Is The Last Name Valema? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 868,551st most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Valema reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Valema is also the 348,009th most frequent first name in the world, held by 579 people.

The surname Valema is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 309,600. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 98 percent live, Iringa Region, where 1 percent live and Njombe Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 29 percent live and Zambia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valemma9248/
Valeama9229/
Vallema9216/
Valeema924/
Valemad922/
Valemah921/
Valgema921/
Valaema921/
Vallemma86209/
Vallemaa8619/
Valheima862/
Balema831,545/
Velema83670/
Walema83396/
Valima8368/
Valama8345/
Valoma8337/
Falema8313/
Valeme8310/
Volema833/
Valemo833/
Valemi831/
Valleemah801/
Valemei77283/
Vollema77272/
Valamah77268/
Bailema7799/
Ballema7777/
Valimay7752/
Valimaa7737/
Baylema7736/
Vaalama7731/
Valiama7730/
Valamma7723/
Valamaa7716/
Valeemi7714/
Balemma7710/
Falemaa7710/
Vailima7710/
Falemai778/
Vaalima776/
Faleema774/
Waleema774/
Valeime774/
Valimma773/
Vallama773/
Walemma773/
Vallima773/
Falesma773/
Valimas773/
Vailama773/
Walemai773/
Falemap772/
Valimah772/
Wallema772/
Valemis772/
Faleyma771/
Balemad771/
Balemat771/
Walemga771/
Valimau771/
Vallemi771/
Falemah771/
Velemah771/
Valomaa771/
Valisma771/
Valemie771/
Valamai771/
Veelema771/
Baleyma771/
Balemea771/
Balemoa771/
Balemay771/
Valemes771/
Valemos771/
Valemyi771/
Batlema770/
Vallamma71228/
Baleumaa71205/
Vallimaa7131/
Valesmes7129/
Bealeema7115/
Vaalimaa7115/
Valiamma716/
Vallimma715/
Valimath714/
Balematt713/
Vaalamma712/
Bailemat711/
Baleemai711/
Baleemma711/
Walemath711/
Walemooa711/
Valeamez711/
Vallimai711/
Veleamma711/
Vallamah711/
Velehema711/
Vaulamaa711/
Ballemas711/
Ballesma711/
Balleuma711/
Bailemoa711/
Valimaas711/
Balima6717,831/
Falama671,631/
Bolema671,359/
Walima67895/
Walama67591/
Baleme67567/
Welema67368/
Velama67355/
Balemi67285/
Faloma67256/
Felema67203/
Balemo67196/
Valimi67173/
Waleme6779/
Velemo6771/
Waloma6771/
Velima6770/
Volama6768/
Falima6746/
Falemo6728/
Volemi6723/
Balyma6721/
Volima6717/
Walemo6715/
Valimo6714/
Valliamma6710/
Valamo6710/
Valime674/
Walemi674/
Veloma674/
Voloma674/
Folema673/
Wolema673/
Valomo672/
Vallimmai671/
Valliamay671/
Ualama671/

Valema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Valema in the Russian language
Валемаvalema-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Valema
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