Zelalem Surname

4,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132,840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Zelalem Surname User-submission:

The Zelalem surname means 'forever' or 'ever'.

Zelalem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia132,8081:734121
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England31:18,572,686338,250
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Zelalem (88,791) may also be a first name.

Zelalem Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Zelalem surname means 'forever' or 'ever'.

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Zelalem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zelalem is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelalem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,228th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,860 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zelalem are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 11,307th most common forename throughout the world It is held by 88,791 people.

The last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 132,808 people, or 1 in 734. Beside Ethiopia Zelalem is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Zelalem Last Name Statistics demography

Zelalem earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.57% less than the national average, earning $20,036 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zelealem932,580/
Zelaleme931,289/
Zelallem9325/
Zelialem931/
Zelelem8625/
Zalalem8610/
Saelaalem757/
Gilalem711/
Silalem711/
Chilalem673/
Zelyalin671/
Jelaleng671/
Sielelem670/
Jelaileng631/
Selaln6210/
Zilalin576/
Silelem572/
Salalim572/
Silalen571/
Gelalin571/
Salelem571/
Gialelem532/
Zitlalin531/

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