Selimou Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Selimou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selimou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania311:132,0927,581
Greece281:395,70752,747
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Selimou (20) may also be a first name.

Selimou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selimou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻴﻤﻮ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selimou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Selimou live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 20 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 132,092. In Mauritania Selimou is most numerous in: Guidimagha Region, where 32 percent live, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 32 percent live and Hodh Chargui Region, where 29 percent live. Not including Mauritania Selimou is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 47 percent live and Morocco, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sielimou931/
Selimo92439/
Selimu9238/
Selimos86228/
Shelimo86226/
Selimot8646/
Selimut8633/
Sselimu8614/
Selimus864/
Selimoy864/
Selemou862/
Silimou862/
Seelimu861/
Selimoh861/
Selimau861/
Sealimo861/
Seilimu861/
Shelimoh805/
Selimoit801/
Shellimo801/
Selimoyo801/
Seulemou801/
Selima779,782/
Silimu772,198/
Selemo77394/
Selemu77117/
Silimo7720/
Seljmo773/
Celimo772/
Shellimoh758/
Chelimo7133,901/
Selimaj713,170/
Selaima711,666/
Selemoi71382/
Selimah71272/
Selimas71174/
Shelemo7184/
Selimat7141/
Selimai7138/
Silimau7131/
Selimaa7116/
Shelemu7110/
Chelimu7110/
Shelima714/
Selimej714/
Selimay713/
Shilimu712/
Seleima712/
Selemoa712/
Silimoi711/
Silimus711/
Selisma711/
Setlemu711/
Setlima711/
Sailimu711/
Selemus711/
Celimoe711/
Celimus711/
Selimea711/
Selimie711/
Seleumu711/
Hselemu711/
Silimoa711/
Chelimmu67195/
Shelemut6749/
Silimoyo6718/
Chelimot6713/
Sailimuu671/
Shellima671/
Selaimai671/
Seelimaj671/
Selimiye671/
Celimeau671/
Chelimoo671/
Chhelimo671/
Silimoyi671/
Selimaja671/

Selimou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selimou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻠﻴﻤﻮslymw52
ﺳﻠﻴﻢslym48

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selimou
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