Selyam Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Selyam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1:996,986 | 34,534 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Selyam (14) may also be a first name.
Selyam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selyam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Selyam (Russian: Селям) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Selyam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Selyam occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Selyam live; 64 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 64 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Selyam is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used given name globally. It is borne by 14 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Bulgaria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 996,986. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Ruse Province, where 57 percent reside and Pazardzhik Province, where 43 percent reside. Outside of Bulgaria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 27 percent reside and Malaysia, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selyam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selyam in the Russian language | ||
| Селям | selam | - |
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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 Selyam
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