Yahlem Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yahlem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yahlem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097

Yahlem Last Name Facts

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

Yahlem is found most in Cameroon. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yahlem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yahlem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yahlem is the 5,587,209th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yahlem are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 3,461,511. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Yahlem occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yalem918,194/
Yaleme8340/
Yaslem8319/
Yallem835/
Yaleem831/
Yaleum831/
Yihalem771,449/
Ayialem776/
Yiealem771/
Yalım735,269/
Jalem732,196/
Ealem73608/
Yalim73303/
Yolem7318/
Ialem731/
Yaylim67106/
Jaleme6781/
Yaslim6756/
Jaleem6747/
Yallım6747/
Jaalem6735/
Yalime6713/
Gialem679/
Jallem679/
Yaslım678/
Hiolem677/
Jahlim677/
Eallem675/
Yalhim674/
Yaalim674/
Hyolem674/
Yoleme672/
Jealem671/
Yallim671/
Ajolem671/
Yollem671/
Healem671/
Gealem671/
Iaslem671/
Yoolem671/
Ealeem671/
Ialeem671/

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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 Yahlem
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