Selm Surname
Approximately 720 people bear this surname
Selm Surname Definition:
1 an aphæretic form of Anselm, q.v.
2 Dweller at the Selm, apparently metonymic for a Gate [Dialectal English selm, a gate-rail (EnglishD.D.: N.Ctry., Nhbld., ‘a bar of a gate’); apparently, with altered meaning, from Old English selma, a couch] John atte Selme.
Read More About This SurnameSelm Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 282 | 1:1,285,315 | 90,259 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Switzerland | 57 | 1:144,086 | 13,875 |
| Pakistan | 49 | 1:3,645,794 | 27,204 |
| Germany | 45 | 1:1,789,010 | 101,917 |
| Netherlands | 32 | 1:527,724 | 48,879 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
Selm (136) may also be a first name.
Selm Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
1 an aphæretic form of Anselm, q.v.
2 Dweller at the Selm, apparently metonymic for a Gate [Dialectal English selm, a gate-rail (EnglishD.D.: N.Ctry., Nhbld., ‘a bar of a gate’); apparently, with altered meaning, from Old English selma, a couch] John atte Selme.—Lay Subsidy-Roll, Soms., A.D. 1327.
Selm Demographics
Average Selm Salary in
United States
$48,508 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Selm Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selm Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Selm (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻢ, Hindi: सेलम, Russian: Сэлм) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Selm click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selm? popularity and diffusion
Selm is the 467,272nd most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 10,121,592 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Selm live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. Selm is also the 794,286th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 136 people.
This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 282 people, or 1 in 1,285,315. In The United States it is mostly found in: Indiana, where 26 percent reside, Ohio, where 23 percent reside and Kentucky, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 30 percent reside and Switzerland, where 8 percent reside.
Selm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Selm has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,659 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Selm Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Selm surname are 36.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.67% registered to vote for the party.
Selm earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.42% more than the national average, earning $48,508 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selme | 89 | 259 | / |
| Saelm | 89 | 15 | / |
| Seelm | 89 | 4 | / |
| Selmh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Selmt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sehlm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shelm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Slm | 86 | 588 | / |
| Schelm | 80 | 435 | / |
| Shelme | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sheelm | 80 | 5 | / |
| Saellm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seglim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Slem | 75 | 4,102 | / |
| Silm | 75 | 850 | / |
| Gelm | 75 | 730 | / |
| Zelm | 75 | 268 | / |
| Jelm | 75 | 97 | / |
| Celm | 75 | 27 | / |
| Slme | 75 | 5 | / |
| Slmt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shlm | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hslm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sllm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sjlm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Slmh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Xelm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Selmova | 73 | 5 | / |
| Schoelm | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sehelmm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Selmová | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hjelm | 67 | 6,456 | / |
| Silme | 67 | 457 | / |
| Çelme | 67 | 315 | / |
| Shlem | 67 | 150 | / |
| Gelme | 67 | 148 | / |
| Chelm | 67 | 117 | / |
| Sleme | 67 | 112 | / |
| Shllm | 67 | 62 | / |
| Cellm | 67 | 22 | / |
| Shilm | 67 | 13 | / |
| Celme | 67 | 12 | / |
| Shhlm | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gehlm | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jellm | 67 | 4 | / |
| Szlem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jelme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zelme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sylme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Slemt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sjilm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xjslm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Slmth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Slehm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelhm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sglim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silmë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szelmová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gel'm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Slemm | 67 | 0 | / |
Selm Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selm in the Hindi language | ||
| सेलम | selama | - |
| Selm in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻠﻢ | slm | 91.3 |
| ﺍﺳﻠﻢ | aslm | 8.7 |
| Selm in the Russian language | ||
| Сэлм | selm | - |
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