Selmys Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Estonia

Selmys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selmys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Šelmys (43) are calculated separately.

Selmys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selmys is found most frequently in Canada. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Šelmys. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Selmys? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Selmys live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 5,263,656. In Canada Selmys is most numerous in: Ontario, where 100 percent reside. Beside Canada it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 11 percent reside and Lithuania, where 11 percent reside.

Selmys Last Name Statistics demography

Selmys earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 5.84% less than the national average, earning $46,782 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šelmys9443/
Selmy914,196/
Selmes83891/
Selmay8313/
Shelmy838/
Sielmy837/
Selmis834/
Selmey833/
Sellmy831/
Selmès831/
Selmeus774/
Shelmey771/
Suelmes771/
Sellmes771/
Shelmis771/
Selmies771/
Selmaya771/
Selmi7321,962/
Selma7315,355/
Silmy731,203/
Selme73259/
Selmé7310/
Sylmy732/
Celmy731/
Shelmaya7111/
Schelmay716/
Selmer671,723/
Selmaj67145/
Selmic67103/
Chelmy6792/
Selmai6738/
Selmet6729/
Selmee6726/
Seelma6723/
Sellma6722/
Selmej6713/
Shelmi6710/
Suelmi678/
Shelme676/
Szelma676/
Selmmi674/
Silmay674/
Selmma674/
Shilmy674/
Selmie673/
Scelmi673/
Selmeh672/
Celmis672/
Zelmis671/
Zelmes671/
Celmay671/
Selmex671/
Sellmi671/
Selmaa671/
Selmid671/
Selmio671/

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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 Selmys
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