Selmon Surname

120,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Selmon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selmon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,4151:40,3924,505
United States1,1551:313,81728,710
England891:626,04636,944
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Selmon (555) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selmoun92443/
Shelmon92130/
Selmont9261/
Selmond9222/
Selmone9217/
Sellmon9215/
Sielmon9211/
Slmon918/
Selmoune861,219/
Shellmon8634/
Seelmoon864/
Shelmoun861/
Selmount860/
Selman8319,491/
Silmon831,080/
Slemon83141/
Gelmon8375/
Zelmon8330/
Sylmon8322/
Slmone832/
Selmun832/
Sclmon831/
Selmom831/
Celmon831/
Selmane779,656/
Sellman773,617/
Shelman771,047/
Seelman77527/
Saelman77183/
Selmann77159/
Sillmon77156/
Shlemon77150/
Suelman7786/
Soelman7758/
Silmont7746/
Slemmon7721/
Gelmont7721/
Silmone7721/
Sielman7719/
Gelmond7715/
Sehlman7713/
Shilmon7711/
Sylmond7710/
Slemont779/
Silmond776/
Suilmon773/
Szelman772/
S'Elman771/
Celmmon771/
Selhman771/
Selmàne771/
Celmoun771/
Seulman771/
Selmman771/
Scelman770/
Slman734,907/
Slmom731/
Clmon730/
Sellmann712,247/
Shellman711,730/
Suelmann71329/
Sielmann71228/
Chelmoun71124/
Sehlmann7149/
Schelman7119/
Soehlman7118/
Shlemoon7115/
Szelmann7113/
Shlemoun719/
Szielman714/
Shilmoun713/
Selmanne712/
Sheelman711/
Chislmon711/
Cisllmon711/
Sceelman711/
Soellman711/
Scelmann711/
Schlemon711/
Selmahan711/
Seelmoom711/
Slemmond710/
Soelmann710/
Seelmman710/
Shillmon710/
Gelman675,523/
Silman673,446/
Zelman673,159/
Sleman673,140/
Clemon67547/
Sylman67515/
Schellman67308/
Celman67218/
Schoelman67152/
Selmanova67151/
Gilmon67126/
Jelman6776/
Siehlmann6754/
Szellmann6717/
Selmam6716/
Schelmann678/
Soehlmann677/
Slmane677/
Shellmann675/
Silmun675/
Shlman674/
Silmonova673/
Schielman673/
Şelman673/
Celmun673/
Shehelman673/
Jilmon672/
Szlman671/
Selmaã671/
Chelmoune671/
Zilmon671/
Soellmann671/
Selmanová671/
Sälman671/
Hsselmann671/
Slmaan671/
Cilmon670/
Schislmon670/
Schehlman670/

Selmon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selmon in the Russian language
Сэлмонselmon-

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