Seldam Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Seldam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Seldam (43) may also be a first name.
Seldam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seldam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Seldam (Marathi: दम) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seldam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,436,415th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. Seldam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Seldam are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently used given name globally, borne by 43 people.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 97 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 39 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldam | 92 | 6 | / |
| Sildam | 83 | 56 | / |
| Seldan | 83 | 23 | / |
| Seldom | 83 | 23 | / |
| Çeldam | 83 | 9 | / |
| Zeldam | 83 | 9 | / |
| Shldam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sheldan | 77 | 989 | / |
| Sheldom | 77 | 8 | / |
| Sjeldan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Seldang | 77 | 3 | / |
| Seldane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Celdame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Geldham | 77 | 0 | / |
| Seldome | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sheldaan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selldane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheldean | 71 | 0 | / |
| Seldon | 67 | 4,137 | / |
| Cildam | 67 | 361 | / |
| Sildan | 67 | 60 | / |
| Celdan | 67 | 38 | / |
| Çildam | 67 | 23 | / |
| Sildom | 67 | 18 | / |
| Zeldan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gildam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jildam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Syldan | 67 | 1 | / |
Seldam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seldam in the Marathi language | ||
| दम | dama | - |
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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 Seldam
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