Abdselam Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Abdselam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abdselam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537

The alternate forms: Abdselám (1) are calculated separately.

Abdselam (76) may also be a first name.

Abdselam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abdselam is found most frequently in Spain. It can appear as: Abdselám. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdselam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Abdselam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Abdselam live; 43 percent live in North Africa and 43 percent live in Mahgreb. Abdselam is also the 1,107,702nd most common forename world-wide, held by 76 people.

It is most commonly used in Spain, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 4,675,204. In Spain it is primarily found in: Andalusia, where 100 percent live. Beside Spain this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 29 percent live and Ethiopia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abdselám961/
Abdsselam947/
Abdsalam88966/
Abdselan881/
Abdssalam8221/
Abdsalaam8215/
Abdsallam825/
Abdsaalam823/
Abd'salam822/
Abddsalam821/
Abdsselan821/
Abd'ssalam781/
Apcelam671/
Abzelian631/
Abzhelyan591/
Obzhelan501/
Hapzalam501/

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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 Abdselam
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