Selama Surname
Approximately 6,224 people bear this surname
Selama Surname User-submission:
Slama means 'peaceful', 'safe' or 'bringer of safety'.
Selama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,118 | 1:186,271 | 11,322 |
| Algeria | 1,896 | 1:20,375 | 3,742 |
| Indonesia | 100 | 1:1,322,492 | 91,711 |
| Mauritania | 45 | 1:90,997 | 5,761 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Selama (2,230) may also be a first name.
Selama Surname Meaning
Selama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Selama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻼﻣﻪ, Hindi: सेलमा, Marathi: सेलामा, Oriya: େସଲମା) is most common in India. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Selama.
How Common Is The Last Name Selama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Selama is the 78,464th most numerous surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,170,878 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Selama reside; 66 percent reside in South Asia and 66 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Selama is also the 158,282nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 2,230 people.
Selama is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 4,118 people, or 1 in 186,271. In India it is most frequent in: Odisha, where 100 percent reside. Barring India it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 30 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selama in the Oriya language | ||
| େସଲମା | esalama | 95.45 |
| େସଳମା | esalama | 0.89 |
| େସଲାମା | esalama | 0.89 |
| େଶଲମା | esalama | 0.36 |
| ସମାରୀ | samari | 0.1 |
| ସମାରି | samari | 0.1 |
| େପମାନ | epamana | 0.1 |
| େଲାଚନ | elacana | 0.1 |
| େଶଲାମା | esalama | 0.07 |
| ସମାରୁ | samaru | 0.07 |
| େଲାଚନା | elacana | 0.07 |
| େହମାି | ehamai | 0.03 |
| ଛେଲମା | chelama | 0.03 |
| କୁଳମଣୀ | kulamani | 0.03 |
| ପଦେତାଲା | padetala | 0.03 |
| େହମାନ | ehamana | 0.03 |
| କଲଯ୍ାଣି | kalayani | 0.03 |
| ଅେସଲମା | aesalama | 0.03 |
| ଦଲପତି | dalapati | 0.03 |
| େଦାଣ | edana | 0.03 |
| Selama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻼﻣﻪ | slamh | 81.43 |
| ﺳﻼﻣﺔ | slamt | 8.57 |
| ﺳﻼﻡ | slam | 5.36 |
| ﺍﺳﻼﻣﻪ | aslamh | 1.79 |
| ﺍﺳﻼﻡ | aslam | 1.07 |
| ﺳﻠﻤﻰ | slmy | 0.36 |
| ﺳﻼﻣﺘﺎ | slamta | 0.36 |
| ﺳﺎﻟﻤﻪ | salmh | 0.36 |
| ﺳﻼﻣﺎ | slama | 0.36 |
| ﺍﺳﻼﻣﺔ | aslamt | 0.36 |
| Selama in the Hindi language | ||
| सेलमा | selama | 50 |
| सेलामा | selama | 50 |
| Selama in the Marathi language | ||
| सेलामा | selama | 50 |
| सॅलमा | selama | 50 |
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