Selimić Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Selimić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selimić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina4631:7,6381,564
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Selimic (36) are calculated separately.

Selimić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selimić occurs more in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Selimic. For other potential spellings of Selimić click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selimić? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 646,966th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,571,679 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Selimić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Selimić is most frequently used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 463 people, or 1 in 7,638. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most prevalent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 1 percent are found and Serbia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selimic9536/
Selmić92114/
Selimki861/
Selimäki802/
Selimich802/
Šelmić77123/
Selmic77103/
Salmić7725/
Selmik772/
Selmig771/
Selimoeic751/
Salamić71111/
Selimko7170/
Selimek7129/
Selmick716/
Selimka712/
Sulimic712/
Selemik711/
Sulimik711/
Salimki711/
Selimok711/
Salimäki67141/
Salimaki676/
Gelimich676/
Silimiga674/
Selimako671/
Celimiga671/
Salimeki671/
Silimike671/
Silimaki671/
Selemiko671/
Gelemich535/
Celeimez531/
Seylemez531/

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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 Selimić
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