Zelemo Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Zelemo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelemo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Nigeria791:2,242,31376,227

Zelemo (27) may also be a first name.

Zelemo Last Name Facts

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

Zelemo has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Zelemo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelemo? popularity and diffusion

Zelemo is the 1,333,288th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zelemo reside; 53 percent reside in Central Africa and 53 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Zelemo is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 27 people.

The surname Zelemo is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 830,108. Barring The DR Congo this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 47 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzelemo9214/
Zelemoi921/
Zettlemo861/
Selemo83394/
Gelemo8336/
Zelema8319/
Zelamo836/
Zalemo833/
Celemo832/
Zilemo831/
Jelemo831/
Zolemo831/
Selemoi77382/
Shelemo7784/
Gelemoh7752/
Gejlemo773/
Selemou772/
Selemoa772/
Chelemo771/
Djelemo771/
Jelemot771/
Zhelema771/
Dzhelema7148/
Dzelemat714/
Tchelemo712/
Seulemou711/
Jelimo6714,397/
Selema673,604/
Selomo672,558/
Selimo67439/
Selamo67421/
Salemo67333/
Jelema67226/
Zalema67186/
Gelema67139/
Zolomo67106/
Šeljmo6770/
Zylema6760/
Silemo6726/
Solemo6712/
Zelima679/
Zalamo678/
Celema674/
Xelema673/
Seljmo673/
Zilema672/
Celimo672/
Zalomo672/
Zelama671/
Cilemo671/
Zilimo671/
Gelimo671/
Djehlemou671/
Zalimo671/

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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 Zelemo
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