Zelaleme Surname

295,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Zelaleme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelaleme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zelaleme Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zelaleme is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelaleme? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zelaleme is the 295,816th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,653,643 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zelaleme are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa.

It is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,288 people, or 1 in 75,735. Not including Ethiopia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zelalem93132,840/
Zelealem882,580/
Zelallem8825/
Zelialem881/
Selalome75186/
Selalame7566/
Zilalema751/
Zelelame751/
Silalem671/
Gilalem671/
Silalame6317/
Salalimi507/
Silalima501/

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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 Zelaleme
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