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
Selassi (Russian: Селасси) is held by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selassi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 780,352nd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 20,075,884 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Selassi reside; 85 percent reside in North Africa and 85 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name globally It is held by 12 people.
The last name is most numerous in Morocco, where it is held by 307 people, or 1 in 112,300. Beside Morocco this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 9 percent live and Spain, where 3 percent live.
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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