Yeslem Surname

508,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Yeslem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yeslem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania6231:6,573748
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Yeslem (3,034) may also be a first name.

Yeslem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yeslem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺴﻠﻢ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Yeslem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeslem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yeslem is the 508,499th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 11,316,065 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Yeslem live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Yeslem is also the 131,197th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 3,034 people.

The last name Yeslem is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 623 people, or 1 in 6,573. In Mauritania Yeslem is most frequent in: Assaba Region, where 23 percent reside, Trarza Region, where 21 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 13 percent reside. Beside Mauritania Yeslem occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yesslem9221/
Yesleme922/
Yelem911,190/
Eslem9126/
Yeslm911/
Yellem83376/
Yeleme8320/
Yeslim8318/
Esleem8315/
Esslem831/
Esleim831/
Eshlem831/
Oeslem830/
Elem8011,194/
Eslm801/
Yesline7712/
Yeleeme779/
Yohelem773/
Yelleme772/
Yiealem771/
Easleym771/
Yelemme771/
Jesllem771/
Haeslem770/
Ellem731,509/
Yelen731,319/
Gelem73506/
Yelne73307/
Eleam73300/
Yelim73277/
Eslen73158/
Jelem7343/
Eslim7335/
Elhem7320/
Ielem738/
Eleem736/
Elemm736/
Elgem734/
Elehm731/
Eshlehem711/
Yellen671,121/
Yehlen6732/
Ouslem6727/
Yeşilleme6726/
Yelien6717/
Gellem6716/
Yellim6712/
Gehlem6712/
Yeleng6711/
Esslen6711/
Jeslen676/
Yelent676/
Jehlem675/
Oezlem675/
Jeslim674/
Gelhem673/
Jeleme673/
Yelenc673/
Yeslin673/
Jeleim672/
Yelhne672/
Yellne672/
Elleam672/
Iellem671/
Ellemm671/
Esleen671/
Esllen671/
Yoilem671/
Yeleen671/
Yelihm671/
Geleem671/
Jealem671/
Geslen670/
Eiselm670/
Auslem670/

Yeslem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yeslem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺴﻠﻢyslm99.91
ﺗﺴﻠﻢtslm0.09

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