Seiloum Surname
Approximately 265 people bear this surname
Seiloum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 264 | 1:15,511 | 1,454 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Seiloum (12) may also be a first name.
Seiloum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seiloum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Seiloum (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﻠﻮﻡ) occurs most in Mauritania. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seiloum? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 975,866th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,500,173 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Seiloum reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 12 people.
The last name Seiloum is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is held by 264 people, or 1 in 15,511. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 75 percent reside, Trarza Region, where 17 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritania Seiloum exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seiloum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seiloum in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻴﻠﻮﻡ | sylwm | - |
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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 Seiloum
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