Selum Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Selum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 18 | 1:589,802 | 4,399 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
The alternate forms: Sélum (1) are calculated separately.
Selum (134) may also be a first name.
Selum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Selum (Russian: Селум) is borne by more people in Bolivia than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Sélum. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Selum? popularity and diffusion
The surname Selum is the 2,436,415th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Selum live; 55 percent live in South America and 31 percent live in Andean South America. It is also the 800,975th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 134 people.
The last name Selum is most numerous in Bolivia, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 589,802. In Bolivia Selum is most prevalent in: Beni Department, where 50 percent reside, La Paz Department, where 22 percent reside and Santa Cruz Department, where 22 percent reside. Outside of Bolivia this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 18 percent reside and Malaysia, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selum in the Russian language | ||
| Селум | selum | - |
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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 Selum
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