Selmer Surname

233,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Selmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6051:599,10648,792
Norway3511:14,6501,720
Germany2831:284,47229,719
Denmark1461:38,6624,038
Brazil1431:1,497,02350,066
France651:1,021,888113,182
Sweden481:205,14114,201
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Greenland71:8,054710
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

Selmer (735) may also be a first name.

Selmer Last Name Facts

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

Selmer (Arabic: سلمر) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selmer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 233,904th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,229,568 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Selmer live; 36 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 303,693rd most frequently held forename globally It is held by 735 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 605 people, or 1 in 599,106. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 10 percent are found, Illinois, where 10 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 20 percent are found and Germany, where 16 percent are found.

Selmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Selmer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selmer last name grew 651 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Selmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Selmer are 6.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.13% registered with the political party.

The amount Selmer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 55.04% more than the national average, earning 536,566 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.26% more than the national average, earning $49,303 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.41% less than the national average, earning $48,486 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sellmer921,196/
Selmier9230/
Shelmer926/
Selmert923/
Selmeir921/
Selmmer921/
Selmere921/
Selme91259/
Shellmer8649/
Sellmeir8642/
Seelmeir864/
Schelmer863/
Soellmer861/
Seelmier861/
Celmer833,851/
Zelmer831,397/
Selmes83891/
Slemer83219/
Gelmer83152/
Selmet8329/
Selmee8326/
Silmer8314/
Selmej8313/
Shelme836/
Selmir835/
Jelmer834/
Selmey833/
Selmie833/
Selmeh832/
Xelmer831/
Sylmer830/
Schoelmer803/
Schellmer802/
Schelmmer802/
Zellmer774,913/
Slemmer771,031/
Cellmer77339/
Hjelmer7795/
Selmayr7791/
Selmair7761/
Jelmert7758/
Selmyhr7727/
Gelmert7722/
Szlemer7718/
Schlmer7713/
Selmire7712/
Chelmer779/
Selmieh775/
Zelmeur774/
Gellmer772/
Sillmer772/
Zelmmer771/
Zielmer771/
Shelmey771/
Selmedd771/
Selmetz771/
Sclemer771/
Shilmer771/
Sellmed771/
Szelmet771/
Ceelmer771/
Sellmes771/
Slmgeer771/
Zoelmer771/
Silmere770/
Sylmere770/
Szelmerová751/
Schelhmmer750/
Schellmeir750/
Selmi7321,962/
Selma7315,355/
Selmy734,196/
Silme73457/
Çelme73315/
Celme7312/
Selmé7310/
Zelme732/
Sylme732/
Schlemer71348/
Shelmire71325/
Zoellmer7194/
Sellmair7170/
Sellmayr7152/
Shlemmer7136/
Hjelmeir7125/
Schlmmer719/
Schlømer717/
Ziellmer713/
Schuelme711/
Shillmer711/
Shellmir711/
Sellmeth711/
Schilmer711/
Sclemmer711/
Schllmer711/
Zellmerr711/
Zellmere710/
Schlmher710/
Shilmger710/
Gilmer6710,503/
Schlemmer678,213/
Zilmer67381/
Clemer67200/
Chelme67150/
Selmaj67145/
Silmez6799/
Šlemer6760/
Celmea6749/
Shellmire6744/
Silmie6739/
Selmai6738/
Çelmez6732/
Seelma6723/
Sellma6722/
Selmay6713/
Shelmi6710/
Selmys679/
Shelmy678/
Suelmi678/
Cylmer678/
Sielmy677/
Szelma676/
Selmma674/
Selmis674/
Selmmi674/
Scelmi673/
Jilmer672/
Silmee672/
Clmmer671/
Schlemier671/
Schelmetz671/
Schilmger671/
Shellmyre671/
Sellmi671/
Silmeu671/
Zlmeer671/
Silmet671/
Schlemerr671/
Selmaa671/
Selmid671/
Selmio671/
Selmès671/
D'Zellmer671/
Celmir671/
Zelmeh671/
Sellmy671/
Zylmer671/
Schlemger670/
Schelmire670/
Schlemeir670/

Selmer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selmer in the Arabic language
سلمرslmr-

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