Selmek Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Selmek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selmek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Šelmek (23) are calculated separately.

Selmek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selmek occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Šelmek. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selmek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Selmek is the 2,273,756th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Selmek live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 5,253,028. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 61 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 17 percent live and Michigan, where 16 percent live. Apart from The United States Selmek occurs in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Selmek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Selmek are 38.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Selmek earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šelmek9423/
Selmeek921/
Gelmek8320/
Celmek8320/
Selmik832/
Slemek832/
Selmeg832/
Selmex831/
Slemeck7723/
Selmick776/
Hjelmek775/
Shilmek771/
Schelmeske753/
Shelmick711/
Çölmek67201/
Selmic67103/
Šelmeková6729/
Slmiok6725/
Slemec6712/
Selmig671/
Cölmek671/
Schelmetx671/
Chelmec6210/
Silmike622/
Clemmek621/
Gielmik621/
Shlemik621/
Clemeck620/
Chelmick5776/
Celmic50122/
Cilmik5023/
Clemik5020/
Slemic5010/
Gilmec503/
Zilmex501/
Gilmik501/

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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 Selmek
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