Selemane Surname
Approximately 14,275 people bear this surname
Selemane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 13,596 | 1:2,005 | 500 |
| South Africa | 420 | 1:128,995 | 15,120 |
| Botswana | 105 | 1:20,828 | 4,170 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Cameroon | 31 | 1:669,970 | 49,334 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Lesotho | 8 | 1:254,070 | 15,268 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Selemane (5,570) may also be a first name.
Selemane Demographics
Average Selemane Salary in
South Africa
R 196,428
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Selemane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selemane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Selemane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻤﺎﻥ) occurs more in Mozambique more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selemane? popularity and diffusion
Selemane is the 36,947th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 510,511 people. Selemane occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Selemane are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 89,813th most widely held forename on earth It is held by 5,570 people.
The surname Selemane is most commonly occurring in Mozambique, where it is held by 13,596 people, or 1 in 2,005. Not including Mozambique Selemane is found in 19 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent live and Botswana, where 1 percent live.
Selemane Last Name Statistics demography
Selemane earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.34% less than the national average, earning R 196,428 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selemane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selemane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻠﻤﺎﻥ | slman | 50 |
| ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ | slyman | 50 |
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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 Selemane
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