Sellum Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Sellum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sellum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1751:444,69426,198
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sellum (11) may also be a first name.

Sellum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sellum has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sellum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sellum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,281,391st most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sellum live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 3,487,849th most common given name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 175 people, or 1 in 444,694. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Kilis Province, where 53 percent reside, Gaziantep Province, where 30 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 6 percent reside. Besides Turkey it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selloum923,259/
Shellum92391/
Selllum921/
Sellium921/
Sjellum920/
Selloume863/
Sellloum861/
Jellum83532/
Sellom83127/
Cellum8364/
Zellum833/
Gellum833/
Sellun832/
Slum8078/
Hjellum77198/
Shillum7779/
Sellung7777/
Chellum7728/
Zelloum774/
Gelloum771/
Shellun771/
Sellunc771/
Silloum771/
Gellium771/
Giellum770/
Gelleum770/
Suillum770/
Ceullum770/
Szlum7326/
Sloum736/
Slaum734/
Sllom731/
Shlum730/
Slumm730/
Cllum730/
Slumt730/
Sillaume7183/
Chelloum714/
Chellume711/
Chellumm711/
Shilleum710/
Gillum676,778/
Sellon671,324/
Schlum6778/
Cellun679/
Jillum678/
Cillum673/
Sellhusen672/
Shloum671/
Schellung671/
Silliaume671/
Schellhom671/
Zillum671/
Giuelloum671/
Cellom670/

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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 Sellum
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis