Selassi Surname
Approximately 363 people bear this surname
Selassi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Belgium | 33 | 1:348,383 | 38,592 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
Selassi (12) may also be a first name.
Selassi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selassi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Selassi (Russian: Селасси) occurs most in Morocco. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Selassi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 780,352nd most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 20,075,884 people. Selassi occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Selassi are found; 85 percent are found in North Africa and 85 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 12 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is carried by 307 people, or 1 in 112,300. Without taking into account Morocco Selassi exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 9 percent reside and Spain, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selassi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selassi in the Russian language | ||
| Селасси | selassi | - |
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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 Selassi
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