Sélem Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Sélem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
The alternate forms: Selem (12,048) & Šelem (9) are calculated separately.
Sélem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sélem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sélem is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Selem or Šelem. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sélem? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,742,229th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sélem live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Hispano-North America.
This surname is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 100 percent reside. Barring Brazil it is found in one country. It also occurs in Mexico, where 50 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selem | 93 | 12,048 | / |
| Šelem | 87 | 9 | / |
| Silem | 80 | 3,912 | / |
| Sélim | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sylem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seleem | 73 | 15,954 | / |
| Seliem | 73 | 5,321 | / |
| Seleme | 73 | 1,971 | / |
| Seleim | 73 | 1,911 | / |
| Sileem | 73 | 1,761 | / |
| Seleam | 73 | 161 | / |
| Soilem | 73 | 157 | / |
| Setlem | 73 | 134 | / |
| Sgelem | 73 | 53 | / |
| Shilem | 73 | 43 | / |
| Saylem | 73 | 32 | / |
| Sailem | 73 | 32 | / |
| Shelem | 73 | 27 | / |
| Seelem | 73 | 21 | / |
| Seilem | 73 | 17 | / |
| Siliem | 73 | 12 | / |
| Suilem | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sileme | 73 | 5 | / |
| Selhem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sealem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Seylem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sielem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soîlem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Selemì | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seleum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Silgem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sheleme | 67 | 8,211 | / |
| Shellem | 67 | 189 | / |
| Selheim | 67 | 161 | / |
| Shillem | 67 | 154 | / |
| Soyleme | 67 | 152 | / |
| Shetlem | 67 | 81 | / |
| Selgeym | 67 | 52 | / |
| Silheim | 67 | 13 | / |
| Settlem | 67 | 5 | / |
| Soileme | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shailem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Selemme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sélenne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheslem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seileam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seeleam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shileme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seeleem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schelem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shyleem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shileem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheleum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheelem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souylem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selesme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sajleem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silesme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shelemm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chislem | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sélem
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