Seljam Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Macedonia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Seljam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seljam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Seljam (73) may also be a first name.

Seljam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seljam is more frequently found in North Macedonia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Seljam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seljam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Seljam is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Seljam reside; 67 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,134,117th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 73 people.

It is most widespread in North Macedonia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 1,050,736. In North Macedonia Seljam is most prevalent in: Skopje, where 100 percent are found. Barring North Macedonia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seljatem8634/
Seljan83347/
Selzam83166/
Seleam83161/
Selsam8392/
Seljom8315/
Saljam8312/
Seldjatem8031/
Salijam772/
Seljyan772/
Seileam771/
Scelcam771/
Seleeam771/
Seljian771/
Sellsam771/
Seeleam771/
Selejean71102/
Seljanne716/
Shelljan711/
Seljatin711/
Sheljant711/
Silijamk711/
Giljam67396/
Siljan67349/
Selcan67313/
Celjan6731/
Selsan6726/
Selján678/
Selean677/
Selzan675/
Šeljan674/
Zaljam673/
Seljaasen673/
Seljon672/
Zeljan672/
Seljanova671/

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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 Seljam
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