Selemi Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Selemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
United States211:17,259,949572,238
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

The alternate forms: Selemí (1) are calculated separately.

Selemi (76) may also be a first name.

Selemi Last Name Facts

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

Selemi (Oriya: େସେଲମି) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Selemí. For other potential spellings of Selemi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selemi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selemi is the 1,328,442nd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Selemi reside; 23 percent reside in Southern Africa and 23 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Selemi is also the 1,107,702nd most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 76 people.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 1,389,172. In South Africa Selemi is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 95 percent are found and Limpopo, where 5 percent are found. Barring South Africa it occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 14 percent are found.

Selemi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Selemi earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 20.66% more than the national average, earning R 286,740 per year and in United States they earn 26.46% less than the national average, earning $31,731 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selemí941/
Selemoi92382/
Shelemi927/
Selgemi923/
Seleemi922/
Selesmi922/
Selemmi921/
Shelemei86204/
Szelemei8623/
Settlemi864/
Sheleimi861/
Shelemie861/
Shelemai861/
Szeylemi860/
Salemi8334,707/
Selimi8313,182/
Selami838,392/
Selema833,604/
Seleme831,971/
Selomi83415/
Celemi8354/
Silemi837/
Gelemi836/
Solemi834/
Jelemi833/
Zelemi831/
Schelemei8034/
Szelemiej803/
Sheleme778,211/
Saleemi773,698/
Sallemi771,619/
Selhami77737/
Seilema77194/
Selimis77187/
Selemet77132/
Shelema7752/
Selimai7738/
Selomie7736/
Salemie7735/
Salemmi7719/
Shelemy7717/
Seliami7716/
Chelemi7715/
Seleumy7710/
Selahmi779/
Saleimi777/
Selamie776/
Shelomi776/
Salemai776/
Shelami776/
Gelemai775/
Selamai774/
Seulami774/
Selemaj774/
Saalemi774/
Gelemis774/
Salehmi774/
Shalemi773/
Selemme772/
Sollemi772/
Seleima772/
Selaami772/
Saelami772/
Selemha772/
Selemoa772/
Selaymi772/
Selemma771/
Zelemai771/
Selammi771/
Selaimi771/
Sselami771/
Seleyma771/
Soleimi771/
Solemmi771/
Seslimi771/
Sileemi771/
Silemio771/
Sielami771/
Salemei771/
Selijmi771/
Selemea771/
Selemed771/
Selemes771/
Selesme771/
Sejlimi771/
Celemis771/
Selimmi771/
Saliemi771/
Zelemoi771/
Selimie771/
Sealami771/
Seloimi771/
Zelemei771/
Gelemei771/
Shelemet71109/
Shelemey7181/
Shelemay7139/
Szelemej7131/
Cetlemit7114/
Szelemey719/
Szelemet718/
Gelemich715/
Shelemeh714/
Selheime713/
Selimich712/
Soleymai711/
Shelemej711/
Selemaya711/
Selemett711/
Shaalemi711/
Selaimai711/
Selimoit711/
Jelemaih711/
Solhaemi711/
Seylemez711/
Sileimid711/
Silaemai711/
Saaleemi711/
Saleemhi711/
Selamaij711/
Seleimer711/
Selemehs711/
Sylejmai711/
Celaemai711/
Selommie711/
Seelamai711/
Shelemha711/
Shelemyy711/
Chelemei711/
Cheleymi711/
Salami67216,438/
Salimi67120,078/
Selima679,782/
Selome675,163/
Selame672,944/
Saleme672,772/
Salomi671,565/
Solami671,268/
Selime67414/
Solomi67411/
Silema67384/
Silimi67305/
Zeleme67154/
Salemy67117/
Silami6790/
Selamy6768/
Soleme6766/
Jilemi6751/
Solemé6748/
Selheimer6743/
Celeme6737/
Solimi6732/
Zelami6731/
Shahalemi6722/
Zelema6719/
Szełemiej6717/
Zelimi6714/
Selimy6710/
Gilemi678/
Geleme676/
Zalemi676/
Dzhelemei676/
Sileme675/
Celema674/
Jeleme673/
Silymi672/
Zilemi672/
Gelimi672/
Jelimi671/
Cilemi671/
Selyma671/
Seilhemer671/
Sylami671/
Selimè671/
Sylema671/
Zelemy671/
Salémi671/
Selamj671/
Çelami671/
Dzhelemyi671/
Shellhema670/

Selemi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selemi in the Oriya language
େସେଲମିeselami-

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