Selem Surname
Approximately 12,048 people bear this surname
Selem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 9,762 | 1:9,418 | 1,144 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Mexico | 261 | 1:475,579 | 8,748 |
| Indonesia | 206 | 1:641,986 | 50,443 |
| South Africa | 166 | 1:326,372 | 30,631 |
| Turkey | 151 | 1:515,374 | 29,068 |
| Brazil | 150 | 1:1,427,162 | 48,115 |
| United States | 132 | 1:2,745,901 | 164,003 |
| Argentina | 122 | 1:350,356 | 27,444 |
| Kenya | 60 | 1:769,665 | 31,365 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Mauritania | 51 | 1:80,291 | 5,266 |
| France | 46 | 1:1,443,972 | 140,296 |
| Philippines | 44 | 1:2,300,869 | 126,392 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Peru | 28 | 1:1,135,147 | 20,057 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Uruguay | 19 | 1:180,619 | 14,948 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| Algeria | 11 | 1:3,511,959 | 46,373 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Šelem (9) & Sélem (2) are calculated separately.
Selem (5,120) may also be a first name.
Selem Demographics
Average Selem Salary in
United States
$46,853 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Selem Last Name Facts
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 may also occur as: Šelem or Sélem. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selem? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 43,206th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 604,876 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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. Selem is also the 94,791st most numerous first name on earth, held by 5,120 people.
The surname Selem is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is held by 9,762 people, or 1 in 9,418. Apart from Egypt Selem occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent are found and Mexico, where 2 percent are found.
Selem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Selem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selem last name rose 6,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Selem Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Selem surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selem in the Georgian language | ||
| სელემ | selem | - |
| Selem in the Tibetan language | ||
| གསེར་ལེམ། | serlem | - |
| Selem in the Bengali language | ||
| সেলেম | selema | - |
| Selem in the Hindi language | ||
| सेलेम | selema | - |
| Selem in the Oriya language | ||
| େସେଲମ | eselama | - |
| Selem in the Marathi language | ||
| सेलेम | selema | - |
| Selem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻠﻢ | slm | 92.38 |
| ﺍﺳﻠﻢ | aslm | 4.18 |
| ﺇﺳﻠﻢ | aslm | 1.02 |
| ﺳﺎﻟﻢ | salm | 0.46 |
| Selem in the Russian language | ||
| Селем | selem | - |
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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
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