Family name Selman (سلمان 
, Selman 
, Салман 
, and others...) , in all the world, is a widespread cognomen. The surname Selman is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Palestinian Territory, where it is a common surname, Jordan, and Syria, where it is quite a common surname (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Iraq, Egypt, and Sudan. More prevalently, Selman is the forename as well as the last name.
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| سلمان | Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Sudan, Egypt |
| Selman | United States, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ethiopia, Egypt, Turkey |
| Салман | Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
| Сельман | Ukraine, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan |
| Селман | Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria, Belarus |
| john selman 15th-century English politician (b. 1301) |
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| john selman English politician (b. 1301) |
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| william selman English Member of Parliament (fl. 1397) (b. 1350) |
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| john selman privateer (b. 1744) |
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john selman El Paso Texas lawman and Old West outlaw (1839-1896), US (b. 1839) |
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| lizzie ella selman (born 1865) (b. 1865) |
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| david selman American director, US (b. 1878) |
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jim selman American consultant, coach, and author (born 1942) (b. 1942) |
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moises selman Chilean-born Mexican pneumologist, CL (b. 1946) |
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| john selman NL (b. 1910) |
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matt selman American writer and producer, US (b. 1971) |
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aya selman politician from the Netherlands, NL |
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| brian john selman British entomologist (1934–2009), GB (b. 1934) |
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| gordon r. selman (b. 1927) |
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sam selman American baseball player, US (b. 1990) |
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