Selimja Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Selimja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selimja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania871:33,4955,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Selimja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selimja is found in Albania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selimja? popularity and diffusion

The last name Selimja is the 1,994,173rd most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Selimja reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Albano-Europe.

Selimja is most frequent in Albania, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 33,495. In Albania it is primarily found in: Tirana County, where 52 percent live, Vlorë County, where 30 percent live and Elbasan County, where 13 percent live. Other than Albania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Greece, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selimia8636/
Selimea861/
Selimşa861/
Selimsa861/
Selaimia801,636/
Selimayya751/
Selemia7181/
Selenia7148/
Salimia7135/
Selinia7114/
Selinya714/
Selemha712/
Selimie711/
Seligna711/
Selemea711/
Selinza711/
Selengia67251/
Shelemia677/
Sselinya674/
Salaimia673/
Selincau673/
Selemiah672/
Salimiha671/
Selaymia671/
Shalimia671/
Shelemha671/
Selimier670/

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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
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  • 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 Selimja
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