Selawy Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Selawy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Selawy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selawy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Selawy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻭﻱ) is found most frequently in Jordan. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selawy? popularity and diffusion
Selawy is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Selawy reside; 67 percent reside in West Asia and 50 percent reside in Levant.
The last name is most frequently held in Jordan, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 2,947,479. Besides Jordan this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 17 percent reside and Mauritania, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seelawy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shealawy | 86 | 10 | / |
| Selawi | 83 | 592 | / |
| Salawy | 83 | 385 | / |
| Selawa | 83 | 222 | / |
| Selawe | 83 | 124 | / |
| Silawy | 83 | 17 | / |
| Selavy | 83 | 9 | / |
| Selaby | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sylawy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shellaway | 80 | 35 | / |
| Sielawa | 77 | 772 | / |
| Shelaby | 77 | 244 | / |
| Salaway | 77 | 170 | / |
| Selaboy | 77 | 25 | / |
| Selabey | 77 | 15 | / |
| Selaiwa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Seleway | 77 | 7 | / |
| Sehlawi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Solaway | 77 | 6 | / |
| Seelawi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Selabay | 77 | 5 | / |
| Zelaway | 77 | 4 | / |
| Seylaby | 77 | 4 | / |
| Selavay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Selaviy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saalawy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Silawey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Silhawy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jeelawy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shelawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Salaawy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shalawy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seylawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sallaway | 71 | 366 | / |
| Shellaby | 71 | 40 | / |
| Shalaway | 71 | 31 | / |
| Chehlawy | 71 | 23 | / |
| Shelgawe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shaalawy | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sollaway | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sailaway | 71 | 3 | / |
| Salahawy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shelhawi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shelajwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salawi | 67 | 1,677 | / |
| Selabe | 67 | 1,610 | / |
| Selowe | 67 | 762 | / |
| Salawe | 67 | 726 | / |
| Shelahawi | 67 | 588 | / |
| Silawi | 67 | 534 | / |
| Selabi | 67 | 379 | / |
| Selava | 67 | 252 | / |
| Selavi | 67 | 122 | / |
| Silawa | 67 | 90 | / |
| Solowy | 67 | 52 | / |
| Salavy | 67 | 37 | / |
| Silavy | 67 | 30 | / |
| Selewe | 67 | 25 | / |
| Zylawy | 67 | 24 | / |
| Silawe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Zelawe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Selave | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sylawa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gelawe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Schilhawy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zelawa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jelawi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Celawa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Setlhajwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sylaby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chelhawiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Solavy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Solawi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Setlhauwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selewi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zelavy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zalawy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sylawi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seloby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silaby | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shallaway | 67 | 0 | / |
Selawy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selawy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻭﻱ | alslawy | - |
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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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- 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 Selawy
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