Selimane Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Selimane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Selimane (219) may also be a first name.
Selimane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selimane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Selimane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ) has its highest incidence in Mozambique. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Selimane? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,141,416th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Selimane live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 41 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Selimane is also the 609,814th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 219 people.
Selimane is most frequent in Mozambique, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 1,703,848. Without taking into account Mozambique this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent are found and Algeria, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selimane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selimane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ | aslyman | - |
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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 Selimane
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