Selimoğlu Surname
Approximately 3,666 people bear this surname
Selimoğlu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 3,645 | 1:21,350 | 2,500 |
| Northern Cyprus | 19 | 1:16,790 | 4,295 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
The alternate forms: Selimoglu (50) are calculated separately.
Selimoğlu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selimoğlu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Selimoğlu is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Selimoglu. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selimoğlu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Selimoğlu is the 124,370th most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,987,874 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 76 percent of Selimoğlu are found; 76 percent are found in West Asia and 76 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
The last name Selimoğlu is most widespread in Turkey, where it is carried by 3,645 people, or 1 in 21,350. In Turkey Selimoğlu is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 36 percent reside, Rize Province, where 7 percent reside and Trabzon Province, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Turkey it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selimoglu | 96 | 50 | / |
| Selimolu | 94 | 4 | / |
| Salimoğlu | 89 | 340 | / |
| Selimoglou | 84 | 4 | / |
| Salimolu | 82 | 3 | / |
| Selamoglu | 78 | 482 | / |
| Salamoğlu | 78 | 102 | / |
| Selemoglu | 78 | 45 | / |
| Sülümoğlu | 78 | 16 | / |
| Selmooglu | 78 | 14 | / |
| Salimoglu | 78 | 7 | / |
| Selymohlu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Selimiglu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Çelmeoğlu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Selamioglu | 74 | 32 | / |
| Salimoglou | 74 | 3 | / |
| Salim-Oglu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Silimalu | 71 | 20 | / |
| Salimalu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Selim-Oghli | 70 | 2 | / |
| Salim Oglou | 70 | 1 | / |
| Celemoglu | 67 | 111 | / |
| Zalimoglu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Celmeoglu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Salamoglu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saleemalu | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 Selimoğlu
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