Selmour Surname

523,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Selmour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selmour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti5431:19,6761,658
Mauritius331:39,1947,252
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Selmour (10) may also be a first name.

Selmour Last Name Facts

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

Selmour is carried by more people in Haiti than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selmour? popularity and diffusion

Selmour is the 523,160th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 11,735,179 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Selmour reside; 91 percent reside in Caribbean and 87 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

Selmour is most frequently held in Haiti, where it is borne by 543 people, or 1 in 19,676. In Haiti it is most common in: Nord, where 66 percent live, Ouest, where 17 percent live and Nord-Est, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Haiti it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Mauritius, where 5 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 4 percent live.

Selmour Last Name Statistics demography

Selmour earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 85.89% more than the national average, earning $80,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selmourt931/
Selmor921/
Selmur920/
Selmore8634/
Sellmore801/
Selmar77293/
Sylmur772/
Silmur771/
Celmor770/
Shellmore750/
Selmayr7191/
Selmair7161/
Selmier7130/
Selmyer7119/
Silmore7118/
Sellmar716/
Zelmeur714/
Sielmar711/
Chelmur711/
Selmare711/
Shelmar711/
Selmeir711/
Selmaier67211/
Selmeier67195/
Sellmyer6780/
Sellmair6770/
Selmeyer6761/
Sellmayr6752/
Selmayer6746/
Sellmeir6742/
Seelmaer6710/
Sillmore678/
Seelmeir674/
Selmayir671/
Seelmier671/
Sellmaer671/
Shellmar671/
Scilmore670/
Shelmier670/
Shelmyer670/
Seelmyer670/
Zelmoyer670/

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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 Selmour
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