Selami Surname

60,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Albania

Selami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria6,3841:6,051989
Albania7551:3,860698
North Macedonia4031:5,215988
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Turkey1641:474,52127,449
Indonesia1551:853,22164,334
Greece1401:79,14113,353
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
France101:6,642,272293,169
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
India71:109,580,769786,157
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Kosovo61:310,3128,714
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
England31:18,572,686338,250
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

The alternate forms: Sélami (2) are calculated separately.

Selami (45,764) may also be a first name.

Selami Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Selami Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Selami (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻼﻣﻲ, Hindi: सेलामी, Marathi: सेलामी, Oriya: େସଲାମି) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Sélami. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selami? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 60,068th most numerous last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 868,392 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Selami live; 79 percent live in North Africa and 79 percent live in Mahgreb. Selami is also the 19,917th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 45,764 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is carried by 6,384 people, or 1 in 6,051. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Ouargla Province, where 42 percent are found, Djelfa Province, where 12 percent are found and Biskra Province, where 10 percent are found. Besides Algeria this last name occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 9 percent are found and North Macedonia, where 5 percent are found.

Selami Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Selami surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Selami earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.09% less than the national average, earning R 168,516 per year and in United States they earn 15.36% more than the national average, earning $49,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sélami942/
Selhami92737/
Selamis9226/
Seliami9216/
Selamit9212/
Selahmi929/
Selamie926/
Shelami926/
Selyami926/
Selamio925/
Selamai924/
Seulami924/
Selaami922/
Saelami922/
Selaymi922/
Selammi921/
Selaimi921/
Sselami921/
Sielami921/
Sealami921/
Seliamis8641/
Selaimai861/
Selamaij861/
Sheslami861/
Selamait861/
Seelamai861/
Salami83216,438/
Selama836,224/
Selame832,944/
Solami831,268/
Celami83839/
Selomi83415/
Selemi83169/
Silami8390/
Selamy8368/
Zelami8331/
Jelami8330/
Gelami836/
Sylami831/
Selamj831/
Selamé831/
Çelami831/
Sielhamid801/
Seeslammi801/
Selamet7711,020/
Sallami771,766/
Selaima771,666/
Selamaj771,177/
Sollami77914/
Silamai77439/
Salhami77390/
Selemoi77382/
Silamoi77239/
Salamie77111/
Seloumi7796/
Salamai7787/
Salaami7756/
Seliama7739/
Selomie7736/
Shalami7735/
Salaimi7734/
Seelama7729/
Seelame7723/
Soliami7720/
Selamma7716/
Saliami7716/
Selameh7714/
Selamaa7711/
Salamii7711/
Saalami7711/
Sailami7710/
Shelama779/
Jeelami779/
Seilama779/
Zaelami778/
Ssalami778/
Selamed777/
Shelemi777/
Salamei777/
Chelami777/
Salammi777/
Shelomi776/
Shelame775/
Seulamy775/
Zeilami775/
Solammi774/
Salaumi774/
Celamie774/
Seilame774/
Selaama773/
Silamit773/
Silasmi773/
Djelami773/
Salamih773/
Salaymi773/
Solyami772/
Seleemi772/
Solaimi772/
Salamoi772/
Sehlame772/
Silamei772/
Selamer772/
Sahlami771/
Zeelami771/
Solamei771/
Shilami771/
Selemmi771/
Selyama771/
Sselame771/
Salamyi771/
Sholami771/
Salaïmi771/
Selamme771/
Selamoy771/
Seliame771/
Geslami771/
Silamui771/
Zeliami771/
Zelaimi771/
Seloimi771/
Jelamit771/
Shalamai711,113/
Shelemei71204/
Selhoumi71204/
Sailamai71127/
Soylamiş71124/
Saylamis7131/
Shalamei7129/
Seelamma7128/
Szelemei7123/
Shelamer7122/
Shelomis7120/
Soilammi7120/
Seelamay7115/
Chelamai7112/
Selhamer7111/
Salamieh7111/
Seliamma716/
Shelamma715/
Siliamis715/
Jelhamit714/
Shalamiy713/
Sallamie713/
Saylamiş712/
Shalamyi712/
Salahmmi711/
Celamaiy711/
Sigliami711/
Selamaya711/
Sheelama711/
Szalamie711/
Salahami711/
Soylamis711/
Zsolyami711/
Solaimai711/
Shahlami711/
Sheleimi711/
Silaemai711/
Sealamoy711/
Celaemai711/
Chelamoi711/
Sallaimi711/
Setlhame711/
Selommie711/
Seatlame711/
Shelemie711/
Seelamee711/
Sealamma711/
Shelemai711/
Chelamei711/
Szeylemi710/
Salemi6734,707/
Salame6728,830/
Selome675,163/
Seloma672,297/
Seleme671,971/
Salomi671,565/
Salamy67838/
Shelhamer67606/
Solomi67411/
Silama67304/
Seilhamer67298/
Celamy67269/
Silame67186/
Solamy67127/
Zalami67118/
Cilami6768/
Sylame6742/
Celomi6734/
Schelemei6734/
Selhammer6733/
Jilami6730/
Sallamieh6726/
Solame6722/
Zelame6717/
Gilami6716/
Sheelamma6715/
Shahalami6710/
Silemi677/
Celama676/
Zilami675/
Schalamai675/
Solemi674/
Salamí673/
Salamè673/
Celame673/
Salamj672/
Silamy671/
Sielhamer671/
Shellamer671/
Gelame671/
Zelama671/
Zelemi671/
Shellamma671/
Salémi671/
Selemí671/
Sélamy671/
Sélamé671/
Sylamy671/
Salaymeih671/
Celiamaia671/
Shelhamez670/

Selami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selami in the Hindi language
सेलामीselami-
Selami in the Marathi language
सेलामीselami-
Selami in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻼﻣﻲslamy50
ﺳﻼﻣﻰslamy16.67
ﺳﻼﻡslam16.67
ﺳﻼﻭﻱslawy8.33
ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻣﻲalslamy8.33
Selami in the Oriya language
େସଲାମିesalami33.33
େସଲମୀesalami33.33
େସାଲମିesalami16.67
େସଲମିesalami16.67

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