Yelema Surname

84,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,702 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Yelema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yelema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia5,6341:17,3142,331
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Yelema (21,807) may also be a first name.

Yelema Last Name Facts

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

Yelema occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yelema? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 84,694th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,278,068 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yelema reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Yelema is also the 35,447th most common first name on earth, borne by 21,807 people.

The last name Yelema is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 5,634 people, or 1 in 17,314. Aside from Ethiopia it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yelemah926/
Yelemas924/
Yellema923/
Iyelema923/
Yeleema921/
Eyelema921/
Elema919,239/
Iyeleema8627/
Ellema831,324/
Jelema83226/
Yelima83150/
Gelema83139/
Yelemi8350/
Yelama8343/
Elemma8330/
Yeleme8320/
Yeloma8320/
Elemai839/
Eulema838/
Yelemo834/
Elhema834/
Eilema832/
Elemaa832/
Elehma831/
Eleama831/
Elemea831/
Eleema831/
Eleima831/
Eelema830/
Yelemou773,358/
Jellema772,318/
Hielema77283/
Goelema77138/
Yelamma77133/
Yellama7737/
Yelimah7726/
Heilema7721/
Jelemat7719/
Yelemie7715/
Yeleeme779/
Oyilema778/
Yelemoi778/
Eyalema777/
Hyelama777/
Yelesmi776/
Elemaya776/
Gelemai775/
Yeleemi774/
Yelisma773/
Yesleme772/
Yelleme772/
Yelamah772/
Heylema772/
Jelemah771/
Ehlehma771/
Ellemma771/
Yelaama771/
Yelamaa771/
Yelemis771/
Eleamha771/
Yelloma771/
Ojelema771/
Yelemme771/
Gellema771/
Elleyma771/
Elllema771/
Ayelemo771/
Ayolema771/
Yelemes771/
Iyelima771/
Eyelima771/
Yelemos771/
Elima734,289/
Elemi733,543/
Elemo732,951/
Eleme73935/
Elemy73365/
Elyma731/
Yellamma715,615/
Jellesma71458/
Aiyelemi7134/
Haelemai7132/
Heijlema7111/
Yeliamma712/
Yelaamma711/
Yellamah711/
Yeleamie711/
Jelemaih711/
Uyelemuo711/
Jellemma711/
Haylemas711/
Yeleumeu711/
Haelemaï711/
Ejaliema711/
Ayeloima711/
Eleimaha711/
Elgemaay711/
Aleama678,123/
Yelamo671,014/
Elemuo67703/
Aleema67549/
Ellima67521/
Elemmi67159/
Oulema6798/
Jelima6796/
Elimea6762/
Ellemo6761/
Jelama6748/
Yelimi6743/
Gelemo6736/
Elemou6727/
Yeşilleme6726/
Gelima6722/
Elaima6720/
Oilema6718/
Elleme6718/
Elheme6716/
Ailema6713/
Elemme6712/
Ileama6712/
Elimai6712/
Oelima6710/
Uelemo679/
Eleimy679/
Gelemi676/
Geleme676/
Elioma674/
Elejmi674/
Eleamy674/
Jeleme673/
Iyloma673/
Yelimo673/
Jelemi673/
Eleeme672/
Elajma672/
Ujlema671/
Eleime671/
Eilemo671/
Ajlema671/
Eljmai671/
Elemee671/
Eleemi671/
Elemei671/
Jelemo671/
Jeloma671/
Yelomo671/
Elemey671/
Elemio671/
Elemão671/
Elhima671/
Elgeme671/
Uelima671/
Eluima671/
Elayma671/
Elimay671/

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