Saelmans Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Saelmans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saelmans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1561:108,25117,376
Belgium731:157,48821,805
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Saelmans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saelmans is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saelmans? popularity and diffusion

The surname Saelmans is the 1,073,555th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 31,547,818 people. The last name Saelmans occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Saelmans reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 108,251. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Limburg, where 83 percent reside, North Brabant, where 8 percent reside and Utrecht, where 4 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands Saelmans occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 32 percent reside and Austria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seelmans883/
Schelmans8248/
Sielmanns821/
Gelmans8013/
Zelmans806/
Selmons805/
Celmans801/
Soetelmans7816/
Sellmons7531/
Zeylmans7515/
Sillmans7512/
Zeilmans758/
Ceulmans754/
Selmanje751/
Schellmanns743/
Zeijlmans7190/
Sillmanns7112/
Slmons712/
Zeilmanns710/
Clemans671,446/
Slemons67241/
Zylmans67100/
Zilmans6711/
Celmons675/
Slemanz674/
Gilmans673/
Zelmons671/
Slemmons63411/
Clemmans6370/
Celmmons632/
Gillmans631/
Clemeans631/
Zilmanns631/
Clemanns630/
Silmmons630/
Zillmanns591/
Clmons573/
Clemons5333,599/
Cilmons531/
Gilmons530/
Clemmons5010,525/
Clemonss503/
Clemonns501/

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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 Saelmans
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