View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Selame (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻼﻣﻪ, Marathi: सेलमे) is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Selamé or Sélamé. Click here for other potential spellings of Selame.

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

This last name is the 149,952^nd most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,475,389 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Selame live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Selame is also the 357,521^st most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 554 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,737 people, or 1 in 35,640. Not including Ethiopia it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 2 percent live and Mauritania, where 2 percent live.

Selame Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Selame last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Selame earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 68.69% more than the national average, earning $72,789 USD per year.