Selemana Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Selemana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Selemana (10) may also be a first name.
Selemana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selemana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Selemana (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻤﺎﻧﻪ) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Selemana.
How Common Is The Last Name Selemana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Selemana is the 4,034,050th most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Selemana are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Selemana is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 10 people.
The last name Selemana is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 percent reside and Niger, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selemana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selemana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻠﻤﺎﻧﻪ | slmanh | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selemana
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