Selman Forename
27,814th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 30,100 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Kosovo
Selman Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 93% | 19,622 | 1:3,965 | 693 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 2,774 | 1:35,169 | 3,981 |
| Albania | 100% | 1,758 | 1:1,733 | 364 |
| Kosovo | - | 1,474 | 1:1,263 | 309 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 626 | 1:3,340 | 619 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 583 | 1:52,852 | 6,182 |
| Egypt | 84% | 260 | 1:353,465 | 10,818 |
| United States | 92% | 246 | 1:1,473,728 | 27,240 |
| Indonesia | - | 231 | 1:1,116,726 | 67,153 |
| Chile | 58% | 214 | 1:82,277 | 2,303 |
| Nigeria | 98% | 202 | 1:879,031 | 22,961 |
| Germany | 100% | 147 | 1:657,673 | 6,173 |
| Serbia | 100% | 138 | 1:51,781 | 2,069 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 137 | 1:4,632 | 700 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 104 | 1:33,889 | 2,011 |
| India | 87% | 98 | 1:12,396,714 | 345,800 |
| Austria | 100% | 92 | 1:92,546 | 2,026 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 78 | 1:2,491,765 | 31,344 |
| Mauritania | 95% | 76 | 1:53,885 | 2,725 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 74 | 1:140,963 | 6,526 |
| Algeria | 100% | 73 | 1:522,969 | 4,522 |
| Sweden | 98% | 70 | 1:140,827 | 5,513 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 66 | 1:124,447 | 3,582 |
| Bulgaria | 93% | 65 | 1:107,544 | 3,675 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 61 | 1:158,081 | 5,686 |
| Georgia | 100% | 50 | 1:74,769 | 3,087 |
| France | 100% | 49 | 1:1,356,538 | 9,323 |
| Greece | 100% | 46 | 1:237,708 | 4,477 |
| Honduras | 100% | 45 | 1:195,944 | 4,636 |
| Belgium | 100% | 43 | 1:267,210 | 5,706 |
| Mexico | 100% | 43 | 1:2,887,080 | 14,650 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 42 | 1:58,542 | 2,230 |
| England | 82% | 39 | 1:1,425,716 | 20,674 |
| Brazil | 100% | 39 | 1:5,493,235 | 83,314 |
| Argentina | 88% | 32 | 1:1,336,664 | 6,063 |
| Philippines | 97% | 28 | 1:3,786,053 | 70,966 |
| Peru | 100% | 27 | 1:1,177,461 | 14,768 |
| Norway | 100% | 27 | 1:190,086 | 4,864 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 25 | 1:676,083 | 14,224 |
| Malaysia | 74% | 23 | 1:1,323,910 | 43,168 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 16 | 1:297,997 | 5,686 |
| Northern Cyprus | 71% | 16 | 1:19,883 | 1,606 |
| Italy | 100% | 16 | 1:3,816,381 | 20,790 |
| Russia | 88% | 15 | 1:9,615,580 | 37,191 |
| Qatar | 100% | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| Croatia | 100% | 14 | 1:301,220 | 4,308 |
| Canada | - | 13 | 1:2,548,721 | 34,380 |
| Thailand | 100% | 13 | 1:5,389,678 | 96,686 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 12 | 1:2,516,824 | 41,518 |
| Colombia | 100% | 10 | 1:4,777,893 | 27,360 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 9 | 1:1,971,872 | 15,474 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 8 | 1:70,506 | 2,305 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 8 | 1:752,292 | 11,019 |
| Bolivia | - | 6 | 1:1,766,901 | 4,084 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 6 | 1:7,583,318 | 11,559 |
| Denmark | - | 6 | 1:941,583 | 11,543 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 6 | 1:1,191,999 | 40,353 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 5 | 1:3,221,686 | 6,935 |
| Ivory Coast | 50% | 5 | 1:4,615,187 | 69,481 |
| Liberia | 100% | 5 | 1:882,412 | 21,482 |
| El Salvador | - | 4 | 1:1,585,446 | 8,153 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 4 | 1:13,197,080 | 50,227 |
| Sudan | 100% | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 4 | 1:1,368,218 | 2,487 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| Finland | 100% | 3 | 1:1,827,728 | 14,078 |
| Guyana | - | 3 | 1:254,421 | 14,062 |
| South Africa | 100% | 3 | 1:18,177,550 | 242,026 |
| China | - | 3 | 1:455,351,927 | 89,064 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 3 | 1:453,806 | 18,410 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Yemen | - | 2 | 1:13,148,376 | 10,677 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 2 | 1:4,076,157 | 155,819 |
| Australia | - | 2 | 1:6,828,811 | 37,569 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Abkhazia | 100% | 1 | 1:243,422 | 3,525 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Guinea-Bissau | - | 1 | 1:1,728,218 | 422 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Jordan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Senegal | 100% | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
Selman (19,491) may also be a surname.
Selman Forename Popularity
Selman Demographics
Average Male Selman Height
177.29 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 17 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Selman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selman in the Russian language | ||
| Сельман | selman | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- 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 Selman