Seleme Surname

209,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,971 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Seleme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seleme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8561:63,2927,962
Argentina4681:91,3327,694
Brazil2941:728,14426,643
Chile1061:166,1935,518
United States731:4,965,191254,179
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Lesotho241:84,69010,225
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Seleme (534) may also be a first name.

Seleme Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Seleme Come From? nationality or country of origin

Seleme (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻢ) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seleme? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 209,614th most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,697,385 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Seleme are found; 46 percent are found in Southern Africa and 46 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 364,930th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 534 people.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 856 people, or 1 in 63,292. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 50 percent live, Gauteng, where 40 percent live and North West, where 4 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 24 percent live and Brazil, where 15 percent live.

Seleme Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Seleme surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% registered with the party.

The amount Seleme earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 84.68% less than the national average, earning S/. 2,970 per year; in South Africa they earn 35.58% less than the national average, earning R 153,096 per year and in United States they earn 40.83% more than the national average, earning $60,767 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheleme928,211/
Selemet92132/
Selemme922/
Selemea921/
Selemed921/
Selemes921/
Selesme921/
Selem9112,048/
Shelemei86204/
Shelemet86109/
Shelemey8681/
Szelemej8631/
Szelemei8623/
Szelemey869/
Szelemet868/
Shelemeh864/
Selheime863/
Shelemej861/
Selemett861/
Seylemez861/
Seleimer861/
Selemehs861/
Shelemie861/
Seleem8315,954/
Seliem835,321/
Selome835,163/
Selema833,604/
Selame832,944/
Saleme832,772/
Seleim831,911/
Selime83414/
Selemi83169/
Seleam83161/
Zeleme83154/
Setlem83134/
Soleme8366/
Sgelem8353/
Celeme8337/
Shelem8327/
Seelem8321/
Seilem8317/
Geleme836/
Sileme835/
Jeleme833/
Selhem833/
Sealem832/
Seylem831/
Sielem831/
Selemì831/
Selemí831/
Seleum831/
Selheimer8043/
Schelemei8034/
Szelemiej803/
Seilhemer801/
Salemme772,200/
Selymes77400/
Selemoi77382/
Seilema77194/
Shellem77189/
Selheim77161/
Soyleme77152/
Shetlem7781/
Salemeh7767/
Selgeym7752/
Shelema7752/
Selhime7744/
Salemie7735/
Cheleme7735/
Sealome7735/
Saleeme7734/
Gelemet7731/
Salleme7723/
Seelame7723/
Sylemez7721/
Gelemey7719/
Djeleme7718/
Shelemy7717/
Gelemez7717/
Saelime7716/
Selameh7714/
Gelemer7713/
Seleumy7710/
Celemet778/
Shelemi777/
Selimes777/
Shelame775/
Settlem775/
Soileme775/
Selemaj774/
Selimej774/
Seilame774/
Selgemi773/
Selomme773/
Seilime772/
Seleemi772/
Selesmi772/
Selimet772/
Seleima772/
Selemha772/
Selimer772/
Sölemez772/
Selemoa772/
Sehlame772/
Schelem771/
Shelime771/
Selemma771/
Selemmi771/
Selymer771/
Sheelem771/
Ssaleme771/
Sselame771/
Seulome771/
Seleyma771/
Shelemm771/
Sheleum771/
Silesme771/
Saleame771/
Salemei771/
Selamme771/
Seliame771/
Gelesme771/
Gelemej771/
Celemer771/
Seeleem771/
Shileme771/
Seeleam771/
Sealime771/
Seileam771/
Salemea771/
Selimea771/
Zelemei771/
Gelemei771/
Jisleme771/
Jelemer770/
Schelemmer757/
Selemehova751/
Scheleimer751/
Sielheimer750/
Shelheimer750/
Selim73137,578/
Silem733,912/
Çelem73848/
Zelem73260/
Celem7383/
Selym7310/
Šelem739/
Sélem732/
Xelem731/
Sylem731/
Soylemez71239/
Szełemej71118/
Suylemez7179/
Saylemez7177/
Shelemay7139/
Chelemer7129/
Saleemee7126/
Chelemes7123/
Seelheim7115/
Selemova719/
Soilemes716/
Saleamea715/
Settlemi714/
Selihmet714/
Shelemehova713/
Shelheim713/
Shelliem712/
Soilemez711/
Shetleam711/
Shellehemer711/
Selemaya711/
Sheleimi711/
Celeimez711/
Shellome711/
Seelamee711/
Seahlime711/
Salaemea711/
Shelemai711/
Shelemha711/
Shelemyy711/
Chelemei711/
Chisleme711/
Selhimer710/
Szeylemi710/
Salemi6734,707/
Salame6728,830/
Salome6720,419/
Selimi6713,182/
Selima679,782/
Selami678,392/
Solome674,472/
Sileem671,761/
Shelim671,554/
Salime671,423/
Solime67561/
Sealim67558/
Selomi67415/
Silema67384/
Shelemova67299/
Silame67186/
Soilem67157/
Selaim67141/
Salemy67117/
Seilhymer6790/
Selamy6768/
Chelem6768/
Shelym6761/
Celemi6754/
Solemé6748/
Celime6744/
Zelime6744/
Shilem6743/
Sailem6732/
Saylem6732/
Shelhimer6728/
Solame6722/
Zaleme6721/
Zelema6719/
Seulim6719/
Zelame6717/
Seylim6717/
Szełemiej6717/
Szełemech6714/
Silime6713/
Silome6713/
Siliem6712/
Selimy6710/
Sielim677/
Silemi677/
Gelemi676/
Suilem676/
Seelim676/
Dzhelemei676/
Seilim675/
Solemi674/
Celema674/
Celiem673/
Selhim673/
Jelemi673/
Dzhelemey671/
Ceelem671/
Gelime671/
Schelimer671/
Selyma671/
Sheathlem671/
Szelim671/
Sehlim671/
Selimè671/
Seslim671/
Sylema671/
Zelemi671/
Zelemy671/
Zelome671/
Soîlem671/
Selamj671/
Sechillem671/
Scelim671/
Silgem671/
Sselim671/
Xhelem671/
Shellhema670/

Seleme Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seleme in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻠﻢslm88.37
ﺳﻠﻤﻪslmh9.3
ﺍﺳﻼﻣﻪaslamh2.33

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