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) is found most in Algeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Selmoune? popularity and diffusion
The surname Selmoune is the 309,358th most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 5,978,299 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Selmoune are found; 95 percent are found in North Africa and 95 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used forename globally. It is borne by 14 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,162 people, or 1 in 33,246. In Algeria Selmoune is mostly found in: Algiers Province, where 25 percent are found, Biskra Province, where 22 percent are found and Tizi Ouzou Province, where 16 percent are found. Besides Algeria this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
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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- 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 Selmoune
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