Yelem Surname
Approximately 1,190 people bear this surname
Yelem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 649 | 1:32,002 | 4,321 |
| Indonesia | 399 | 1:331,452 | 28,960 |
| India | 130 | 1:5,900,503 | 139,327 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Yelem (65) may also be a first name.
Yelem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yelem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yelem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺴﻠﻢ, Hindi: येलेम, Marathi: येलमे, Oriya: େୟେଲମ୍) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yelem? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 315,325th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 6,123,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Yelem reside; 54 percent reside in Central Africa and 41 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Yelem is also the 1,212,820th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 65 people.
This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 649 people, or 1 in 32,002. In Cameroon Yelem is most frequent in: East Region, where 82 percent live, Centre Region, where 9 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 6 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 34 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yelem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yelem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﺴﻠﻢ | yslm | - |
| Yelem in the Hindi language | ||
| येलेम | yelema | - |
| Yelem in the Oriya language | ||
| େୟେଲମ୍ | eyelam | - |
| Yelem in the Marathi language | ||
| येलमे | yelame | - |
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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 Yelem
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