Zelema Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Zelema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Zelema (45) may also be a first name.
Zelema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zelema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zelema is found most in Argentina. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Zelema.
How Common Is The Last Name Zelema? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,532,898th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Zelema reside; 37 percent reside in South America and 37 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. Zelema is also the 1,504,468th most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 45 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Argentina, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 6,106,202. In Argentina Zelema is most frequent in: Tucumán Province, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Argentina this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found and Nigeria, where 21 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Zelema
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