Selimah Surname
Approximately 272 people bear this surname
Selimah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Indonesia | 79 | 1:1,674,040 | 109,461 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Palestine | 5 | 1:909,770 | 15,190 |
Selimah (1,574) may also be a first name.
Selimah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selimah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Selimah occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Selimah.
How Common Is The Last Name Selimah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 959,117th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 26,792,448 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Selimah live; 67 percent live in North Africa and 67 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Selimah is also the 195,080th most widely held forename internationally, borne by 1,574 people.
It is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 502,381. Excluding Egypt this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 29 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Selimah
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