Selmai Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Selmai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Selmai (23) may also be a first name.
Selmai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selmai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Selmai is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Selmai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,185,033rd most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname Selmai is primarily found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Selmai reside; 92 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 92 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring forename worldwide It is held by 23 people.
This surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 232,963. In Papua New Guinea Selmai is most prevalent in: Madang, where 94 percent reside, National Capital District, where 3 percent reside and West Sepik, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea Selmai is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 3 percent reside and Algeria, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Selmai
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