Selami Surname
Approximately 8,392 people bear this surname
Selami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 6,384 | 1:6,051 | 989 |
| Albania | 755 | 1:3,860 | 698 |
| North Macedonia | 403 | 1:5,215 | 988 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Turkey | 164 | 1:474,521 | 27,449 |
| Indonesia | 155 | 1:853,221 | 64,334 |
| Greece | 140 | 1:79,141 | 13,353 |
| United States | 40 | 1:9,061,473 | 385,835 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Kosovo | 6 | 1:310,312 | 8,714 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
The alternate forms: Sélami (2) are calculated separately.
Selami (45,764) may also be a first name.
Selami Demographics
Average Selami Salary in
United States
$49,775 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Selami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Selami (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻼﻣﻲ, Hindi: सेलामी, Marathi: सेलामी, Oriya: େସଲାମି) is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Sélami. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Selami? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 60,068th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 868,392 people. The last name Selami occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Selami are found; 79 percent are found in North Africa and 79 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 19,917th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 45,764 people.
The last name Selami is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is held by 6,384 people, or 1 in 6,051. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Ouargla Province, where 42 percent live, Djelfa Province, where 12 percent live and Biskra Province, where 10 percent live. Aside from Algeria this surname exists in 39 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 9 percent live and North Macedonia, where 5 percent live.
Selami Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Selami are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the 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
Selami Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selami in the Hindi language | ||
| सेलामी | selami | - |
| Selami in the Marathi language | ||
| सेलामी | selami | - |
| Selami in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻼﻣﻲ | slamy | 50 |
| ﺳﻼﻣﻰ | slamy | 16.67 |
| ﺳﻼﻡ | slam | 16.67 |
| ﺳﻼﻭﻱ | slawy | 8.33 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻣﻲ | alslamy | 8.33 |
| Selami in the Oriya language | ||
| େସଲାମି | esalami | 33.33 |
| େସଲମୀ | esalami | 33.33 |
| େସାଲମି | esalami | 16.67 |
| େସଲମି | esalami | 16.67 |
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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
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- 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 Selami
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