Selassie Surname
Approximately 9,049 people bear this surname
Selassie Surname User-submission:
The Selassie surname means 'Trinity' in Amharic.
Selassie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 6,117 | 1:15,947 | 2,188 |
| Ghana | 2,355 | 1:11,474 | 1,518 |
| United States | 408 | 1:888,380 | 67,160 |
| England | 55 | 1:1,013,056 | 50,089 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 1:6,528 | 1,005 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Selassié (2) are calculated separately.
Selassie (23,336) may also be a first name.
Selassie Surname Meaning
Selassie Demographics
Average Selassie Salary in
United States
$44,080 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Selassie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selassie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Selassie (Arabic: سلسي) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Selassié. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Selassie? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 56,059th most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 805,343 people. The surname Selassie occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Selassie live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 33,689th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 23,336 people.
The surname is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 6,117 people, or 1 in 15,947. Other than Ethiopia this last name occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Selassie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Selassie last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Selassie earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 38.2% less than the national average, earning 213,868 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.16% more than the national average, earning $44,080 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.92% less than the national average, earning $43,762 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selassie Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selassie in the Arabic language | ||
| سلسي | slsy | - |
| سيلاسي | sylasy | - |
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Footnotes
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