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Where Does The Last Name Selassie Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Selassie (Arabic: سلسي) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Selassié. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selassie? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 56,059^th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 805,343 people. This last name is mostly found 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 33,689^th most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 23,336 people.

It is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 6,117 people, or 1 in 15,947. Beside Ethiopia this last name occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Selassie Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Selassie last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political 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.