Selamane Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Selamane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Selamane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selamane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Selamane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻤﺎﻥ) is found most in Algeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Selamane.
How Common Is The Last Name Selamane? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Selamane reside; 40 percent reside in North Africa and 40 percent reside in Mahgreb.
The last name Selamane is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,657,888. In Algeria Selamane is primarily concentrated in: Tamanghasset Province, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Algeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 30 percent reside and Mauritania, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selamane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selamane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻠﻤﺎﻥ | slman | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selamane
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