Selmons Surname

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

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Selmons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selmons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Selmons Last Name Facts

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

Selmons has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selmons? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Selmons reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 26,835,153. In Germany it is most frequent in: Thuringia, where 67 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent reside. Barring Germany it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent reside.

Selmons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Selmons has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selmons last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sellmons9331/
Slmons922/
Slemons86241/
Celmons865/
Zelmons861/
Slemmons80411/
Saelmans80231/
Seelmans803/
Celmmons802/
Silmmons800/
Clmons773/
Schelmans7548/
Sielmanns751/
Clemons7133,599/
Gelmans7113/
Zelmans716/
Celmans711/
Cilmons711/
Gilmons710/
Clemmons6710,525/
Sillmans6712/
Ceulmans674/
Clemonss673/
Schellmanns673/
Selmanje671/
Clemonns671/
Sillmanns6312/
Clemmouns631/
Clemmmons630/
Clemans571,446/
Zylmans57100/
Zilmans5711/
Slemanz574/
Gilmans573/
Clemmans5370/
Gilmonch539/
Zilmanns531/
Gillmans531/
Clemanns530/
Zillmanns501/

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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 Selmons
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