Where Does The Last Name Selme Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Selme (Georgian: სელმე, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻤﻪ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Selmé. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selme? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 990,978^th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. The last name Selme occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Selme reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Selme is also the 258,826^th most frequent first name internationally, held by 970 people.

The surname Selme is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 22,499. In Mauritania Selme is most frequent in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 32 percent live, Gorgol Region, where 19 percent live and Hodh Chargui Region, where 14 percent live. Besides Mauritania this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in France, where 11 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.

Selme Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Selme has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Selme last name declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.