Selmeczi Surname

374,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 958 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Selmeczi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selmeczi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary8801:11,1551,291
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Šelmeczi (10), Selméczi (1) & Šelméczi (1) are calculated separately.

Selmeczi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selmeczi is found most in Hungary. It may also be rendered as a variant: Šelmeczi, Selméczi or Šelméczi. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selmeczi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selmeczi is the 374,029th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,607,042 people. Selmeczi occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Selmeczi are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 92 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Hungary, where it is borne by 880 people, or 1 in 11,155. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Budapest, where 29 percent live, Pest County, where 25 percent live and Fejér County, where 11 percent live. Other than Hungary Selmeczi occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Selmeczi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Selmeczi earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.47% more than the national average, earning $47,667 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.85% less than the national average, earning $38,825 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šelmeczi9610/
Selméczi961/
Szelmeczi942/
Selmeci93635/
Šelméczi921/
Selmeczy88166/
Šelmeci8039/
Selmecy809/
Silmeci801/
Shelmecy751/
Šelmeczy751/
Gelmici6711/
Celmece6711/
Silmicis631/
Zelmazy5329/
Gelmiche500/

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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 Selmeczi
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