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

The surname Seleman (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻤﺎﻥ, Hindi: सेलेमान, Marathi: सीलेमान, Oriya: େସେଲମାନ, Russian: Селеман) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Šeleman. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 8,392^nd most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 107,381 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Seleman live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Seleman is also the 21,550^th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 41,546 people.

The last name Seleman is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 54,938 people, or 1 in 964. In Tanzania Seleman is mostly found in: Mwanza Region, where 12 percent reside, Geita Region, where 11 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 10 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it exists in 53 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 8 percent reside and Egypt, where 5 percent reside.

Seleman Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Seleman last name is primarily Muslim (55%) in Kenya.

In The United States Seleman are 16.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.96% being registered with the political party.

The amount Seleman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.07% less than the national average, earning R 68,760 per year; in United States they earn 23.4% more than the national average, earning $53,244 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.29% less than the national average, earning $41,092 CAD per year.