Selmah Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Selmah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selmah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia3271:13,4821,431
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Dominica11:75,891912
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Selmah (1,449) may also be a first name.

Selmah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selmah is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selmah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 775,315th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 19,911,328 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Selmah reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Selmah is also the 204,934th most widely held given name throughout the world, held by 1,449 people.

The surname Selmah is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 327 people, or 1 in 13,482. In Liberia Selmah is most frequent in: Lofa County, where 50 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 37 percent are found and Margibi County, where 8 percent are found. Other than Liberia it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selmash9236/
Selmach926/
Selma9115,355/
Slmah914/
Selmaj83145/
Shelma8378/
Selmai8338/
Seelma8323/
Sellma8322/
Selmay8313/
Selmat8310/
Szelma836/
Selmma834/
Selmas833/
Silmah832/
Selmaa831/
Selmaã831/
Suelma831/
Slma80344/
Schelmach8013/
Szellmach801/
Szelmat776/
Silmath772/
Slemeah771/
Shellma771/
Slemash771/
Celma733,064/
Selmo732,679/
Silma73627/
Zelma73339/
Slema73181/
Gelma73168/
Jelma73127/
Slmai7371/
Sylma738/
Slmaa735/
Slmha735/
Slmat732/
Sslma732/
Shlma731/
Slmas731/
Schelmay716/
Chelmach716/
Schelmat714/
Sielmoch711/
Zelmat674,128/
Zelmad67205/
Zellma6792/
Shlema6762/
Celmea6749/
Selmou6740/
Silmat6736/
Selmos6725/
Saelmo6723/
Silmai6722/
Sjelmo6718/
Szlema6717/
Shilma6716/
Chelma6715/
Silmaz6715/
Sellmo6714/
Zielma6711/
Gelmas679/
Jelmas678/
Jelmau675/
Gelmai674/
Silmay674/
Silmma674/
Shelmo674/
Slemat673/
Selmey673/
Suilma673/
Slemau673/
Jeslma672/
Selmot672/
Clemah672/
Gielma671/
Szylma671/
Selmoz671/
Sillma671/
Djelma671/
Cellma671/
Celmay671/
Zelmaj671/
Schlemach671/
Sclema671/
Slemma671/
Zhelma671/
Slemay670/

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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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  • 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 Selmah
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