Selmeczy Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Selmeczy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selmeczy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1371:71,6527,312
United States161:22,653,683662,747
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Šelmeczy (1) are calculated separately.

Selmeczy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selmeczy has its highest incidence in Hungary. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Šelmeczy. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selmeczy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,343,156th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Selmeczy reside; 84 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 83 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

Selmeczy is most widespread in Hungary, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 71,652. In Hungary it is most prevalent in: Budapest, where 53 percent are found, Somogy County, where 12 percent are found and Pest County, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Hungary this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Selmeczy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Selmeczy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Selmeczy surname expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selmeczy Last Name Statistics demography

Selmeczy earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 76.54% more than the national average, earning $76,175 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šelmeczy961/
Selmecy939/
Selmeczi88958/
Shelmecy881/
Szelmeczi822/
Selmeci80635/
Šelmeczi7510/
Selméczi751/
Šelmeci6739/
Zelmazy6729/
Celmece6711/
Silmeci671/
Šelméczi631/
Gelmici5311/
Silmicis501/
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 Selmeczy
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