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Where Does The Last Name Selmes Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Selmes is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Selmès. Click here for other potential spellings of Selmes.

How Common Is The Last Name Selmes? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 395,841^st most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,179,064 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Selmes reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242^nd most widely held forename globally, borne by 10 people.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 384 people, or 1 in 145,099. In England it is most numerous in: East Sussex, where 18 percent are found, Kent, where 13 percent are found and Surrey, where 12 percent are found. Not including England this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 43 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Selmes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Selmes has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Selmes surname rose 198 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selmes Last Name Statistics ^demography

Selmes earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 4.59% less than the national average, earning $47,403 CAD per year.