Zellem Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Zellem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zellem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:4,118,852221,730
England41:13,929,515290,718
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Zellem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zellem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺰﻟﻢ) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zellem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,931,261st most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Zellem live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Zellem is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 4,118,852. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 35 percent live, New York, where 15 percent live and California, where 14 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent live and Mauritania, where 1 percent live.

Zellem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zellem are 15.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.42% being registered with the political party.

Zellem earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.86% less than the national average, earning $40,187 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szellem9240/
Zoellem922/
Zuellem921/
Zcellem920/
Sellem831,530/
Zellen83195/
Gellem8316/
Cellem834/
Zellne831/
Zillem831/
Zyllem831/
Chellem77193/
Shellem77189/
Zellien7750/
Jelleme7733/
Selliem779/
Siellem771/
Selleam771/
Sellemm771/
Djellem771/
Selleem771/
Zilleme771/
Jesllem771/
Zoellen770/
Cellhem770/
Zilem7348/
Sllem734/
Szlem733/
Zlehm732/
Zeilm730/
Sellheim71265/
Cellemme7172/
Sellemmd714/
Saelliem711/
Chelleam711/
Zellenck710/
Sellen671,837/
Jellen67634/
Gillem67589/
Gellen67390/
Zellin67239/
Sillem67231/
Zillen67134/
Cillem6772/
Cellim6745/
Cellen6743/
Zellén6742/
Sellim6716/
Zhelne676/
Jellne675/
Jellim671/
Jealem671/
Zhllim671/
Ssllem671/
Slleem671/
Zleemh671/
Çillem671/
Jillem671/
Gellim671/
Zeilme671/
Soellheim670/

Zellem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zellem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺰﻟﻢalzlm-

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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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  • 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 Zellem
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