Šelmys Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Šelmys Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 42 | 1:72,252 | 10,722 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
The alternate forms: Selmys (9) are calculated separately.
Šelmys Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šelmys Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Šelmys is more frequently found in Lithuania than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Selmys. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Šelmys? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,979,664th most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Šelmys is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šelmys live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Baltic Europe.
The last name Šelmys is most widespread in Lithuania, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 72,252. In Lithuania Šelmys is most frequent in: Vilnius County, where 98 percent reside and Kaunas County, where 2 percent reside. Beside Lithuania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Estonia, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Šelmys
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