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
The surname Selmoune (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻤﻮﻥ) occurs most in Algeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selmoune? popularity and diffusion
It is the 309,358th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,978,299 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Selmoune live; 95 percent live in North Africa and 95 percent live in Mahgreb. Selmoune is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name globally, borne by 14 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,162 people, or 1 in 33,246. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Algiers Province, where 25 percent live, Biskra Province, where 22 percent live and Tizi Ouzou Province, where 16 percent live. Other than Algeria Selmoune occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs 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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