Selmir Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Selmir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selmir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Selmir (783) may also be a first name.

Selmir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selmir is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selmir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Selmir reside; 40 percent reside in South America and 40 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 293,155th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 783 people.

The last name Selmir is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil Selmir is most prevalent in: Alagoas, where 50 percent live and Espírito Santo, where 50 percent live. Beside Brazil this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 20 percent live and North Macedonia, where 20 percent live.

Selmir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Selmir has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selmir surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selmair9261/
Selmier9230/
Selmire9212/
Selmeir921/
Shelmire86325/
Sellmair8670/
Sellmeir8642/
Seelmeir864/
Seelmier861/
Shellmir861/
Selmer831,723/
Celmir831/
Shellmire8044/
Schelmire800/
Sellmer771,196/
Selmayr7791/
Zelmire7760/
Selmyhr7727/
Shelmer776/
Selmert773/
Selmere771/
Selmmer771/
Gelmire770/
Schellmeir750/
Sellmayr7152/
Shellmer7149/
Hjelmeir7125/
Jellmair7124/
Schelmer713/
Soellmer711/
Shilmire710/
Celmer673,851/
Zelmer671,397/
Slemer67219/
Gelmer67152/
Silmer6714/
Jelmer674/
Schoelmer673/
Schelmmer672/
Schellmer672/
Gilmir672/
Xelmer671/
Cilmir671/
Schlemier671/
Shellmyre671/
Zilmir671/
Clemir670/
Sylmer670/
Schlemeir670/

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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 Selmir
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