Seleem Surname

33,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Seleem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seleem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt13,7281:6,697816
Saudi Arabia1,9481:15,8402,206
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
United States391:9,293,819392,288
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
India301:25,568,846339,406
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
England71:7,959,723202,100
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Seleem (1,014) may also be a first name.

Seleem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Seleem Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Seleem (Hindi: सेलीम, Marathi: सेलीम) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Seleem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seleem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 33,290th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 456,785 people. The surname Seleem is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Seleem are found; 86 percent are found in North Africa and 86 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Seleem is also the 252,325th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, borne by 1,014 people.

It is most numerous in Egypt, where it is carried by 13,728 people, or 1 in 6,697. Other than Egypt this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent live and Kuwait, where 0 percent live.

Seleem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Seleem surname are 37.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.91% registered to vote for the party.

Seleem earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.6% more than the national average, earning $57,215 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saeleem924/
Seleeam921/
Seeleem921/
Selem9112,048/
Saleem83872,163/
Seliem835,321/
Seleme831,971/
Seleim831,911/
Sileem831,761/
Selyem83594/
Seleam83161/
Setlem83134/
Seleen83124/
Saelem8388/
Sgelem8353/
Shelem8327/
Seelem8321/
Seilem8317/
Soleem834/
Selhem833/
Sealem832/
Seylem831/
Sielem831/
Selemì831/
Geleem831/
Seleum831/
Soelem831/
Sheleme778,211/
Shellem77189/
Saleemh77174/
Selheim77161/
Shetlem7781/
Shaleem7760/
Selgeym7752/
Salleem7736/
Saaleem7725/
Ssaleem7716/
Saleemm776/
Saeliem776/
Sheleen775/
Settlem775/
Selemme772/
Sellene772/
Seeluem772/
Selayem772/
Schelem771/
Shyleem771/
Shileem771/
Sheelem771/
Szaleem771/
Seylene771/
Selaiem771/
Shelemm771/
Sheleum771/
Sajleem771/
Salheem771/
Selesme771/
Seleyum771/
Seeleam771/
Seileam771/
Saeleam771/
Salem731,105,982/
Selim73137,578/
Selen735,731/
Solem734,455/
Silem733,912/
Çelem73848/
Gelem73506/
Zelem73260/
Celem7383/
Jelem7343/
Želem7319/
Selym7310/
Šelem739/
Sélem732/
Xelem731/
Sylem731/
Selengue7158/
Shellene7143/
Scheleen7120/
Seelheim7115/
Shelleen7110/
Selemova719/
Shelheim713/
Selheime713/
Shelliem712/
Shetleam711/
Shealene711/
Seelenne711/
Selaihem711/
Shealeen711/
Shelehen711/
Saelim6786,284/
Selent672,051/
Shalem671,869/
Shelim671,554/
Seelen671,544/
Sallem671,512/
Saliem671,108/
Sealim67558/
Seleng67488/
Selime67414/
Saleam67330/
Shelemova67299/
Soleim67297/
Silene67262/
Saleim67250/
Soilem67157/
Zeleme67154/
Selaim67141/
Seulen67124/
Sholem67101/
Seilen6789/
Shelen6784/
Zhelem6779/
Sielen6769/
Chelem6768/
Soleum6764/
Shelym6761/
Salemm6752/
Shilem6743/
Celeme6737/
Sehlen6734/
Sailem6732/
Saylem6732/
Setlen6730/
Sahlem6728/
Soïlem6723/
Celeen6721/
Saalem6721/
Seulim6719/
Seylim6717/
Saleum6715/
Sollem6715/
Seloum6714/
Zeleen6714/
Solhem6712/
Siliem6712/
Gehlem6712/
Soliem679/
Sielim677/
Ssalem677/
Selend676/
Suilem676/
Geleme676/
Scheleiam676/
Salemh676/
Seelim676/
Seilim675/
Sylene675/
Sileme675/
Jehlem675/
Zaleem674/
Solemm674/
Seslen673/
Celiem673/
Hsalem673/
Zielem673/
Celemn673/
Sileen673/
Jeleme673/
Selhim673/
Gelhem673/
Zelemt672/
Seloen672/
Selien672/
Jeleim672/
Sohlem672/
S'Alem671/
Ceelem671/
Jileem671/
Silaem671/
Selaen671/
Sheathlem671/
Szelim671/
Seluen671/
Sehlim671/
Sealen671/
Seslim671/
Scheleiom671/
Soîlem671/
Salhem671/
Seloojeme671/
Szelen671/
Salehm671/
Sechillem671/
Scelim671/
Selimn671/
Saelym671/
Silgem671/
Sselim671/
Xhelem671/
Jealem671/

Seleem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seleem in the Hindi language
सेलीमselima-
Seleem in the Marathi language
सेलीमselima-

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Footnotes

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