Selyman Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Selyman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selyman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Selyman Last Name Facts

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

Selyman (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ) is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Selyman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selyman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,244,200th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname Selyman occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Selyman are found; 98 percent are found in North Africa and 98 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 502,381. Outside of Egypt it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 1 percent are found and Mauritania, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seleyman9336/
Selayman932/
Seleymane8820/
Selaymane881/
Seleman8667,866/
Seliman868,867/
Seljman8624/
Silyman865/
Selymanova824/
Shelymahyn821/
Selemane8014,275/
Seleiman80297/
Seeleman8084/
Sieleman8082/
Selaiman8045/
Selimane8039/
Sileyman8031/
Selieman8023/
Sheleman8021/
Selemant8013/
Selemann809/
Selimhan808/
Selimann808/
Selimang807/
Seluiman807/
Selemang807/
Selesman805/
Seileman804/
Seuleman804/
Syleyman803/
Sheliman803/
Selgeman801/
Selitman801/
Seleaman801/
Selimain801/
Seuliman801/
Selimand801/
Seleeman801/
Selehman801/
Seleuman801/
Selimman801/
Seiliman800/
Seeliman800/
Shelymanova7813/
Seleymanova784/
Sielemann751,476/
Sileymane75202/
Shelleman75104/
Seelemann7570/
Seleimane7530/
Settleman7520/
Selaimane7511/
Seuleiman757/
Seilemann752/
Seitleman751/
Soileyman751/
Seulieman751/
Seulaiman751/
Sealetman750/
Selemon717,203/
Siliman712,488/
Sileman712,196/
Selimanova7171/
Selimon7114/
Celeman7114/
Selemanova7113/
Šeleman717/
Soyleymane714/
Soileymane713/
Sehleisman712/
Sehlessman711/
Seljmanova711/
Schelimann711/
Souyleyman711/
Süyleymann711/
Syleman711/
Syliman711/
Shettleman710/
Silimane674,754/
Suileman67550/
Selimoun67133/
Silimang67106/
Shelemon6769/
Silemane6767/
Silaiman6760/
Sileiman6733/
Selemone6726/
Shelimanova6719/
Shelemanova6716/
Cheleman6714/
Sylejman6713/
Souyleymane6712/
Suiliman6711/
Sylimane679/
Syleymanova677/
Syoleman676/
Shylymanova676/
Soiliman675/
Selimond675/
Selimhanova674/
Syleiman674/
Sylaiman674/
Suyleman673/
Sylehman672/
Seulimon672/
Shyleman672/
Cheliman671/
Sayliman671/
Silesman671/
Sileymanova671/
Silimant671/
Shileman671/
Sujleman671/
Selaimon671/
Sielemam671/
Seulemon671/
Sisliman671/
Sileeman671/
Silemaan671/
Silemann671/
Sylemann671/
Silieman671/
Sealemon671/
Saileman671/
Sailiman671/
Celeiman671/
Zelihman670/
Scheulemann670/
Soileman670/

Selyman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selyman in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥaslyman-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selyman
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