Selemem Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Selemem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selemem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Selemem Last Name Facts

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

Selemem is found most frequently in Brazil. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Selemem? popularity and diffusion

Selemem is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Selemem live; 86 percent live in South America and 86 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name Selemem is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Espírito Santo, where 67 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 17 percent are found and São Paulo, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Brazil Selemem is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selemen86163/
Silemem863/
Salemem863/
Selement8069/
Selemeng8013/
Shelemen807/
Seleimen807/
Shelamem801/
Seleimend756/
Setlement751/
Seelemien750/
Settlemen750/
Celemen71393/
Selemin71148/
Çelemen7192/
Selimen7136/
Salamem7121/
Selemenova7116/
Settlement716/
Silemen716/
Salomem712/
Selemyn712/
Solimem711/
Jelemim711/
Solamem711/
Zelamem711/
Zelemen711/
Chelemen67938/
Celement67155/
Shelemyn67122/
Shelemin6779/
Selaimen6754/
Selemina6724/
Seluimen675/
Selemyna673/
Celeimen671/
Sileymen671/
Ceilemen671/

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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 Selemem
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