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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) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 23,116^th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 310,690 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Selam live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Selam is also the 9,381^st most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 109,523 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 18,996 people, or 1 in 5,135. Excluding Ethiopia this last name 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 incidence of Selam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selam last name grew 678 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selam Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing 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.