Zelim Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Zelim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Zelim (4,224) may also be a first name.
Zelim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zelim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zelim (Georgian: ზელიმ, Russian: Зелим) is found most in Cameroon. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zelim? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zelim is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Zelim reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 106,711th most frequent forename globally, borne by 4,224 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Adamawa Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Zelim occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zelim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zelim in the Georgian language | ||
| ზელიმ | zelim | - |
| Zelim in the Russian language | ||
| Зелим | zelim | - |
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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 Zelim
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