Zelem Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Zelem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Canada451:818,79163,991
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
England151:3,714,537119,675
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Israel131:658,28045,106
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
France51:13,284,544357,392
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Želem (19) & Želém (1) are calculated separately.

Zelem (167) may also be a first name.

Zelem Last Name Facts

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

Zelem (Georgian: ზელემ, Russian: Зелем) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as a variant: Želem or Želém. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zelem is the 988,329th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 28,029,023 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Zelem live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. Zelem is also the 708,111th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 167 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 4,118,852. In The United States Zelem is most prevalent in: Connecticut, where 23 percent live, New York, where 22 percent live and Colorado, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States Zelem occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent live and Poland, where 12 percent live.

Zelem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zelem surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zelem earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.09% less than the national average, earning $39,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.35% more than the national average, earning $58,303 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Želem9319/
Zeleme91154/
Zhelem9179/
Dzelem9111/
Zielem913/
Zelemt912/
Želém871/
Selem8012,048/
Zelen801,121/
Çelem80848/
Gelem80506/
Zalem80166/
Celem8083/
Zilem8048/
Jelem8043/
Zelim8023/
Šelem809/
Xelem801/
Zeleń801/
Zelemová777/
Seleem7315,954/
Seliem735,321/
Seleme731,971/
Seleim731,911/
Zelent73934/
Zeelen73623/
Zieleń73537/
Seleam73161/
Zielen73139/
Setlem73134/
Saelem7388/
Chelem7368/
Zelend7366/
Zelenc7363/
Sgelem7353/
Tselem7350/
Zelime7344/
Zeilen7338/
Celeme7337/
Zelien7329/
Shelem7327/
Seelem7321/
Zetlen7317/
Seilem7317/
Zaelim7316/
Zeleen7314/
Zelenk7312/
Zealen7312/
Gehlem7312/
Zeelim738/
Zhelne736/
Geleme736/
Zhelen736/
Zhelim736/
Zealim736/
Jehlem735/
Zaleem734/
Celiem733/
Jeleme733/
Selhem733/
Gelhem733/
Sealem732/
Jeleim732/
Seylem731/
Ceelem731/
Sielem731/
Szelim731/
Zeleng731/
Selemì731/
Gelemg731/
Geleem731/
Seleum731/
Soelem731/
Zelesn731/
Xhelem731/
Jealem731/
Sheleme678,211/
Shellem67189/
Selheim67161/
Shetlem6781/
Selgeym6752/
Zielent6751/
Cheleme6735/
Zeitlen6722/
Djeleme6718/
Zeylend679/
Chetlem678/
Saeliem676/
Settlem675/
Cheleim675/
Saeleem674/
Zlen673/
Selemme672/
Chhelem671/
Gettlem671/
Zelenne671/
Schelem671/
Sheelem671/
Zelheen671/
Shelemm671/
Sheleum671/
Selesme671/
Tseulem671/
Gelesme671/
Seeleem671/
Ze'elim671/
Seeleam671/
Seileam671/
Saeleam671/
Zeelent671/
Cheslem671/
Chelhem670/

Zelem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zelem in the Georgian language
ზელემzelem-
Zelem in the Russian language
Зелемzelem-

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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 Zelem
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