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
The surname Yelem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺴﻠﻢ, Hindi: येलेम, Marathi: येलमे, Oriya: େୟେଲମ୍) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yelem? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yelem is the 315,325th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,123,988 people. The last name Yelem is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Yelem are found; 54 percent are found in Central Africa and 41 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Yelem is also the 1,212,820th most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 65 people.
It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 649 people, or 1 in 32,002. In Cameroon Yelem is most numerous in: East Region, where 82 percent live, Centre Region, where 9 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 6 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found 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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