Selema Surname
Approximately 3,604 people bear this surname
Selema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 983 | 1:55,115 | 7,004 |
| Egypt | 885 | 1:103,882 | 8,743 |
| Tanzania | 466 | 1:113,609 | 10,920 |
| Botswana | 364 | 1:6,008 | 983 |
| Cameroon | 283 | 1:73,389 | 9,146 |
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Nigeria | 142 | 1:1,247,484 | 49,911 |
| India | 81 | 1:9,469,943 | 186,993 |
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Cuba | 22 | 1:523,760 | 5,757 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Lesotho | 14 | 1:145,183 | 12,726 |
| Mauritania | 14 | 1:292,490 | 12,957 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Zambia | 9 | 1:1,761,102 | 32,119 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Selema (1,643) may also be a first name.
Selema Demographics
Average Selema Salary in
United States
$37,889 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Selema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Selema (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻤﻪ, Hindi: सेलेमा, Oriya: େସେଲମା) is found most frequently in South Africa. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Selema? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 126,167th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,022,072 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Selema live; 38 percent live in Southern Africa and 38 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Selema is also the 190,160th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 1,643 people.
This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 983 people, or 1 in 55,115. In South Africa Selema is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 38 percent are found, Gauteng, where 35 percent are found and Free State, where 18 percent are found. Barring South Africa Selema occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 25 percent are found and Tanzania, where 13 percent are found.
Selema Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Selema last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered with the political party.
The amount Selema earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 41.39% less than the national average, earning R 139,284 per year and in United States they earn 12.19% less than the national average, earning $37,889 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selema in the Hindi language | ||
| सेलेमा | selema | - |
| Selema in the Oriya language | ||
| େସେଲମା | eselama | 90.91 |
| େସଲମା | esalama | 4.55 |
| େସେଲଗା | eselaga | 1.52 |
| େସାେଲମା | esaelama | 1.52 |
| େସେଳମା | eselama | 1.52 |
| Selema in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻠﻤﻪ | slmh | 33.33 |
| ﺳﻠﻢ | slm | 33.33 |
| ﺳﻠﻤﻰ | slmy | 22.22 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻤﻪ | alsalmh | 5.56 |
| ﺳﻠﻴﻢ | slym | 5.56 |
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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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