Selemon Surname
Approximately 7,203 people bear this surname
Selemon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 7,083 | 1:13,772 | 1,955 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| Ukraine | 30 | 1:1,517,423 | 120,367 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Šelemon (3) are calculated separately.
Selemon (3,136) may also be a first name.
Selemon Demographics
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Selemon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selemon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Selemon (Russian: Селемон) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Šelemon. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Selemon? popularity and diffusion
The surname Selemon is the 68,906th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,011,738 people. Selemon occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Selemon live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Selemon is also the 128,550th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 3,136 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 7,083 people, or 1 in 13,772. Outside of Ethiopia this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Ukraine, where 0 percent are found.
Selemon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Selemon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Selemon Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Selemon last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Selemon earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 63.97% more than the national average, earning $81,464 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selemon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selemon in the Russian language | ||
| Селемон | selemon | - |
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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 Selemon
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