Selmen Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Selmen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selmen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Turkey281:2,779,33682,809
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
France91:7,380,302306,885
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Selmén (6) are calculated separately.

Selmen (174) may also be a first name.

Selmen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selmen (Russian: Сельмен) is carried by more people in Argentina than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Selmén. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selmen? popularity and diffusion

Selmen is the 1,398,030th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name Selmen occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Selmen are found; 30 percent are found in South America and 29 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. Selmen is also the 692,220th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 174 people.

The surname Selmen is most prevalent in Argentina, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 949,854. In Argentina it is primarily found in: Mendoza Province, where 51 percent live, Buenos Aires Province, where 38 percent live and Santa Fe Province, where 9 percent live. Barring Argentina it is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 18 percent live and Mexico, where 16 percent live.

Selmen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Selmen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selmen surname rose 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selmén946/
Sellmen923/
Selmeng921/
Selmeen921/
Selmaen921/
Seelmen920/
Shelmen920/
Slmen911/
Selmin83534/
Gelmen8360/
Sülmen8343/
Çelmen8334/
Slemen8328/
Silmen8316/
Sölmen834/
Jelmen834/
Celmen833/
Zelmen833/
Selmne831/
Sylmen831/
Selmyn831/
Slmeen831/
Slmn803/
Schellmen801/
Selmenova801/
Shlemen77204/
Suelmin77202/
Hjelmen77197/
Slemmen77110/
Slement7781/
Shelmin7743/
Selming7716/
Celment7712/
Chelmen7711/
Sillmen7710/
Shelmyn779/
Selmina773/
Silmmen771/
Schlmen771/
Selmion771/
Silmeng771/
Syolmen771/
Gellmen771/
Slemien771/
Shilmen770/
Clmen732/
Slmnt731/
Shelmina7141/
Hjelmeng7124/
Shelmyna717/
Slmmenng714/
Schelmin713/
Cheelmen711/
Clemen673,489/
Slemin67153/
Celmin6742/
Jelmin6736/
Cilmen6724/
Zelmin6720/
Gelmem6714/
Gelmin6710/
Selmim677/
Gilmen674/
Silmin673/
Schlemien673/
Jelmem672/
Gelmín671/
Slemem671/
Chlmen671/
Schelming670/

Selmen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selmen in the Russian language
Сельменselmen-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selmen
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