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

The last name Selem (Bengali: সেলেম, Georgian: სელემ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻢ, Hindi: सेलेम, Marathi: सेलेम, Oriya: େସେଲମ, Russian: Селем, Tibetan: གསེར་ལེམ།) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Šelem or Sélem. Click here for other potential spellings of Selem.

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

The last name is the 43,206^th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 604,876 people. The surname is predominantly 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 held given name worldwide, held by 5,120 people.

The last name is most numerous in Egypt, where it is held by 9,762 people, or 1 in 9,418. Excluding Egypt Selem occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent are found and Mexico, where 2 percent are found.

Selem Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Selem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Selem last name expanded 6,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selem Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Selem surname 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.