Selmon Surname
Approximately 3,802 people bear this surname
Selmon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,415 | 1:40,392 | 4,505 |
| United States | 1,155 | 1:313,817 | 28,710 |
| England | 89 | 1:626,046 | 36,944 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Haiti | 5 | 1:2,136,781 | 15,037 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 45 | 1:541,675 | 28,673 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 75 | 1:669,582 | 43,760 |
Selmon (555) may also be a first name.
Selmon Demographics
Average Selmon Salary in
United States
$34,493 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Selmon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selmon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Selmon (Russian: Сэлмон) occurs most in Ethiopia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selmon? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 120,573rd most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,916,766 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Selmon live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 357,157th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 555 people.
The last name is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Apart from Ethiopia it exists in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Selmon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Selmon has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,540 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 198 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Selmon Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Selmon surname are 1.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.58% registered with the party.
The amount Selmon earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 3.52% less than the national average, earning R 229,272 per year and in United States they earn 20.06% less than the national average, earning $34,493 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selmon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selmon in the Russian language | ||
| Сэлмон | selmon | - |
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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 Selmon
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