O'Selmo Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guyana
Highest density in:
Guyana

O'Selmo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Selmo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guyana2241:3,403627
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

O'Selmo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Selmo Come From? nationality or country of origin

O'Selmo is more frequently found in Guyana than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of O'Selmo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Selmo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,038,570th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of O'Selmo live; 93 percent live in South America and 93 percent live in Gallo-Germanic South America.

The surname O'Selmo is most widespread in Guyana, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 3,403. In Guyana it is primarily found in: Demerara-Mahaica, where 43 percent are found, Barima-Waini, where 35 percent are found and Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, where 8 percent are found. Besides Guyana this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oselmo92149/
O'Selma862/
Aselmo7711/
Ozelmo771/
Oxelmo771/
Oselma771/
Olmo7318,300/
Hoslemo7140/
Auselmo717/
Asselmo715/
Haselmo714/
Ozielmo713/
Ottelmo712/
Olmos67117,467/
Holmo67136/
Golmo6767/
Olmoz6765/
Hasselmo6718/
Hässelmo678/
Oilmo677/
Hozielmo671/
Oclmo671/

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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 O'Selmo
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