Selmoune Surname
Approximately 1,219 people bear this surname
Selmoune Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,162 | 1:33,246 | 6,057 |
| Mauritania | 43 | 1:95,229 | 5,961 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Selmoune (14) may also be a first name.
Selmoune Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selmoune Come From? nationality or country of origin
Selmoune (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻤﻮﻥ) is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Selmoune? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 309,358th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,978,299 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Selmoune reside; 95 percent reside in North Africa and 95 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held given name world-wide, held by 14 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,162 people, or 1 in 33,246. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Algiers Province, where 25 percent live, Biskra Province, where 22 percent live and Tizi Ouzou Province, where 16 percent live. Besides Algeria this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selmoune Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selmoune in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻠﻤﻮﻥ | slmwn | 95.83 |
| ﺳﻠﻤﻮﻧﻪ | slmwnh | 4.17 |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selmoune
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