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

Selam (Arabic: سيلام, Bengali: সেলাম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ, Hindi: सेलम, Marathi: सेलम, Oriya: େସଲମ, Russian: Сэлам) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 23,116^th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 310,690 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Selam reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 9,381^st most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 109,523 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 18,996 people, or 1 in 5,135. Other than Ethiopia Selam is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 6 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Selam Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Selam has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 678 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selam Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Selam last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Selam earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.45% less than the national average, earning $38,642 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.78% less than the national average, earning $30,912 CAD per year.