Selemun Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Sweden

Selemun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selemun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Selemun (71) may also be a first name.

Selemun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selemun is found most in Ethiopia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selemun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,808,717th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Selemun live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Selemun is also the 1,152,838th most widely held first name globally, borne by 71 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 2,709,618. Besides Ethiopia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Selemun
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis