Zalema Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Zalema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Paraguay | 32 | 1:226,148 | 4,042 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Zalema (75) may also be a first name.
Zalema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zalema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zalema (Russian: Залема) occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zalema? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,244,200th most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Zalema reside; 74 percent reside in Central Africa and 74 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Zalema is also the 1,116,575th most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 75 people.
The surname Zalema is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 539,267. Other than The DR Congo this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Paraguay, where 17 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zalema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zalema in the Russian language | ||
| Залема | zalema | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Zalema
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