Zilema Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Uganda

Zilema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zilema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Zilema (25) may also be a first name.

Zilema Last Name Facts

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

Zilema is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zilema? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zilema is the 11,742,229th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Zilema is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zilema live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Zilema is also the 2,136,160th most widely held first name globally It is held by 25 people.

The surname Zilema is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Aside from The DR Congo this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zailema9215/
Zuilema922/
Zileuma921/
Dzilema921/
Zlema91387/
Zhuilema8635/
Dzihlema861/
Zilima83398/
Silema83384/
Zylema8360/
Zelema8319/
Jilema837/
Cilema837/
Zilemi832/
Ziloma831/
Zeilma831/
Zilemo831/
Zailma831/
Gilema831/
Zilhma831/
Zuilma830/
Sailema773,098/
Sislema771,510/
Cislema77620/
Chilema77495/
Seilema77194/
Dzilima77105/
Shilema7778/
Ciliema7732/
Silaema7712/
Silemah777/
Cailema776/
Gillema775/
Sileima774/
Ceilema773/
Siliema773/
Silemga772/
Sileuma771/
Sileema771/
Zhelema771/
Zitelma771/
Zelemai771/
Djilema771/
Tsilema771/
Slema73181/
Şlema731/
Ślema731/
Tshilema711,074/
Dzhelema7148/
Shuilema7127/
Shilemay717/
Shileima716/
Dzelemat714/
Cieliema711/
Cailemai711/
Silaemai711/
Jailemah711/
Shilemga711/
Zhislima711/
Tchilema711/
Silima679,656/
Selema673,604/
Siloma671,100/
Silama67304/
Gilima67233/
Jelema67226/
Zelemo67168/
Zeleme67154/
Gelema67139/
Sailma6766/
Shlema6762/
Jilemi6751/
Silemo6726/
Jilima6713/
Zelima679/
Gilemi678/
Silemi677/
Cilima677/
Shilleima676/
Sileme675/
Celema674/
Slemau673/
Suilma673/
Xelema673/
Zuilliama672/
Cilemo671/
Silyma671/
Cilemi671/
Slemma671/
Zhelma671/
Sylema671/
Juilma671/
Zelama671/
Zelemi671/
Zelemy671/
Zilimo671/
Zailmo671/
Slemay670/

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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 Zilema
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