Želem Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Želem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 18 | 1:396,942 | 17,613 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
The alternate forms: Zelem (260) & Želém (1) are calculated separately.
Želem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Želem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Želem is found most in Serbia. It may appear as: Zelem or Želém. Click here for further possible spellings of Želem.
How Common Is The Last Name Želem? popularity and diffusion
The surname Želem is the 4,532,898th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Želem occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Želem reside; 95 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Želem is most widely held in Serbia, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 396,942. In Serbia Želem is primarily concentrated in: South Bačka District, where 100 percent live. Besides Serbia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zelem | 93 | 260 | / |
| Želém | 93 | 1 | / |
| Selem | 80 | 12,048 | / |
| Gelem | 80 | 506 | / |
| Celem | 80 | 83 | / |
| Jelem | 80 | 43 | / |
| Želemová | 77 | 2 | / |
| Seleem | 73 | 15,954 | / |
| Seliem | 73 | 5,321 | / |
| Seleim | 73 | 1,911 | / |
| Seleam | 73 | 161 | / |
| Zeleme | 73 | 154 | / |
| Saelem | 73 | 88 | / |
| Zhelem | 73 | 79 | / |
| Sgelem | 73 | 53 | / |
| Seelem | 73 | 21 | / |
| Seilem | 73 | 17 | / |
| Gehlem | 73 | 12 | / |
| Geleme | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jehlem | 73 | 5 | / |
| Zielem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gelhem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Selhem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jeleme | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sealem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zelemt | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jeleim | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sielem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jealem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soelem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seleum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geleem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gelemg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Selemì | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ceelem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Selheim | 67 | 161 | / |
| Djeleme | 67 | 18 | / |
| Saeliem | 67 | 6 | / |
| Saeleem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saeleam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seileam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seeleam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seeleem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelesme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gettlem | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Želem
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