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 is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sellum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sellum is the 1,281,391st most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname Sellum occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sellum are found; 98 percent are found in West Asia and 98 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 444,694. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Kilis Province, where 53 percent are found, Gaziantep Province, where 30 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Turkey it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

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
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