Yelem Surname

315,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yelem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yelem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon6491:32,0024,321
Indonesia3991:331,45228,960
India1301:5,900,503139,327
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yeslem91644/
Yellem91376/
Yeleme9120/
Ayelem912/
Oyelem911/
Yyelem911/
Elem8911,194/
Yeleeme839/
Yohelem833/
Yesleme832/
Yelleme832/
Yelemme831/
Gayelem831/
Hayelem831/
Yiealem831/
Ellem801,509/
Yelen801,319/
Ealem80608/
Gelem80506/
Yelne80307/
Eleam80300/
Yelim80277/
Eylem8089/
Jelem8043/
Elhem8020/
Aelem8013/
Ielem808/
Elemm806/
Aylem806/
Eleem806/
Elgem804/
Eelem802/
Elehm801/
Eilem801/
Eulem801/
Oelem801/
Yellen731,121/
Eulgem73168/
Gaylem7349/
Yehlen7332/
Yeslim7318/
Yelien7317/
Gellem7316/
Yellim7312/
Gehlem7312/
Yeleng7311/
Yelent736/
Eallem735/
Jehlem735/
Ealeme734/
Goelem733/
Yelenc733/
Jeleme733/
Gelhem733/
Awelem733/
Uyliem732/
Yelhne732/
Yellne732/
Elleam732/
Aeleam732/
Jeleim732/
Ellemm731/
Ayleem731/
Gealem731/
Healem731/
Yoilem731/
Yeleen731/
Yelihm731/
Ealeem731/
Ayelim731/
Geleem731/
Ayalem731/
Euleme731/
Oyleme731/
Jealem731/
Heylem731/
Iellem731/
Uehlem730/
Gaelem730/
Yeşilleme7126/
Elim678,437/
Elen673,070/
Jelleme6733/
Oelheim6721/
Ahuelem6717/
Ealleam676/
Ijeleme673/
Elemowa673/
Ejileme673/
Gouelem672/
Yohelym672/
Easleym671/
Gehalem671/
Yellenn671/
Ayileme671/
Iheleme671/
Houelem671/
Jeuleum671/
Oueleme671/
Yellenk671/
Elım671/
Ayoolem671/
Jesllem671/
Hyeleng671/
Yellend670/
Yheulen670/
Jelliem670/
Yelenck670/

Yelem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yelem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺴﻠﻢyslm-
Yelem in the Hindi language
येलेमyelema-
Yelem in the Oriya language
େୟେଲମ୍eyelam-
Yelem in the Marathi language
येलमेyelame-

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Footnotes

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