View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

Selem (Bengali: সেলেম, Georgian: სელემ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻢ, Hindi: सेलेम, Marathi: सेलेम, Oriya: େସେଲମ, Russian: Селем, Tibetan: གསེར་ལེམ།) is most common in Egypt. It can also be rendered as: Šelem or Sélem. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 43,206^th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 604,876 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Selem are found; 81 percent are found in North Africa and 81 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 94,791^st most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 5,120 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is borne by 9,762 people, or 1 in 9,418. Excluding Egypt this surname occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent reside and Mexico, where 2 percent reside.

Selem Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Selem has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 6,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selem Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Selem last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.54% registered with the political party.

The amount Selem earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 13.49% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,000 per year; in South Africa they earn 43.24% less than the national average, earning R 134,880 per year and in United States they earn 8.58% more than the national average, earning $46,853 USD per year.