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Where Does The Last Name Selah Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Selah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻼﺡ, Marathi: लह, Oriya: େସଲହ) occurs more in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selah? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 291,225^th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,546,078 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Selah reside; 42 percent reside in West Asia and 25 percent reside in Levant. Selah is also the 152,966^th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,361 people.

The last name Selah is most common in Iraq, where it is borne by 314 people, or 1 in 111,534. Aside from Iraq this last name exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Indonesia, where 18 percent reside.

Selah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Selah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Selah surname expanded 615 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Selah Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Selah surname are 2.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.16% registered with the party.

Selah earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.1% more than the national average, earning $53,116 USD per year.