Selahi Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Selahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1641:24,9692,164
Algeria1251:309,05230,044
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
England71:7,959,723202,100
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Selahi (434) may also be a first name.

Selahi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selahi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻼﺣﻲ, Marathi: सेलाही, Oriya: େସଲହି) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Selahi.

How Common Is The Last Name Selahi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selahi is the 796,486th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 20,644,606 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Selahi live; 47 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 411,730th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 434 people.

The surname is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 24,969. In Mauritania Selahi is mostly concentrated in: Trarza Region, where 45 percent reside, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 21 percent reside and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 11 percent reside. Besides Mauritania Selahi is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Selahi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Selahi last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Selahi earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 85.89% more than the national average, earning $80,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selahis9214/
Selahie922/
Sselahi921/
Selahij921/
Soelahi921/
Shellahi8697/
Seyllahi861/
Selahgai861/
Setlhahi861/
Seelahoi861/
Salahi8316,248/
Silahi83615/
Selehi8311/
Solahi834/
Selaeh834/
Selaui831/
Seleai831/
Sallahi771,568/
Selehei77355/
Silahić77219/
Suilahi77136/
Salahei77109/
Shalahi7759/
Salahie7750/
Silahoi7716/
Saylahi7711/
Zelauhi776/
Salhahi776/
Jelahit774/
Jeylahi774/
Zelahit773/
Sholahi772/
Sahlahi772/
Celahis772/
Sehloai772/
Saliahi771/
Jeelahi771/
Sollahi771/
Silaahi771/
Shelahe771/
Shelohi771/
Sesloai771/
Sielahe771/
Saalahi771/
Selahes771/
Scilahi771/
Salaahi771/
Sehlahe771/
Sehlohi771/
Selaiye771/
Selehhi771/
Saelaeh771/
Saelahe771/
Selae7349/
Shelehei7129/
Shallahi715/
Shahlahi712/
Shailahi711/
Salahahi711/
Shelaher710/
Salehi67214,907/
Salahe67957/
Silađi67587/
Selaez67457/
Salaei67275/
Salohi67258/
Seloua67167/
Selehe67166/
Solaeh67154/
Shelae6790/
Silehi6759/
Jelaeh6757/
Solehi6735/
Saelae6731/
Seleși6730/
Seelae6720/
Selohe6717/
Solohi6716/
Silaeh6712/
Zelaei6712/
Silaui6711/
Salaui6710/
Silahe6710/
Soloai679/
Solaei678/
Seluoi676/
Silași674/
Solahe673/
Jeleai673/
Selooi673/
Silohi672/
Szelae671/
Seleay671/
Seloui671/
Zelohi671/
Shellaija671/
Sahallahi671/
Salaoi671/
Sealae671/
Seleei671/
Jelaui671/

Selahi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selahi in the Oriya language
େସଲହିesalahi-
Selahi in the Marathi language
सेलाहीselahi-
Selahi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻼﺣﻲslahy80.88
ﺻﻼﺡslah5.88
ﺻﻼﺣﻰslahy4.41
ﺍﻟﺼﻼﺣﻲalslahy2.94
ﺍﻟﺼﻼﺣﻰalslahy2.94
ﺍﻟﺼﻼﺡalslah2.94

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Footnotes

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