Selima Surname

52,317th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Selima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel6,3681:1,34499
Egypt1,6171:56,8565,426
Jordan3711:23,8343,298
India2941:2,609,06682,085
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Palestine2031:22,4083,411
Mauritania1341:30,5592,519
South Africa1281:423,26336,588
Indonesia961:1,377,59694,593
Greece541:205,18132,420
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Albania331:88,3059,061
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Lebanon121:469,75712,312
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Syria81:2,412,62810,757
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
North Macedonia51:420,29419,032
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
France11:66,422,722504,397
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

Selima (42,730) may also be a first name.

Selima Last Name Facts

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

Selima (Bengali: সেলিমা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻴﻤﻪ, Hindi: सेलीमा, Marathi: सेलीमा, Oriya: େସଲିମା, Russian: Селима) is most common in Israel. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Selima.

How Common Is The Last Name Selima? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 52,317th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 744,995 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Selima are found; 74 percent are found in West Asia and 65 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Selima is also the 21,061st most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 42,730 people.

Selima is most frequently used in Israel, where it is carried by 6,368 people, or 1 in 1,344. In Israel Selima is primarily found in: Northern District, where 45 percent are found, Central District, where 34 percent are found and Jerusalem District, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Israel this last name occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 17 percent are found and Jordan, where 4 percent are found.

Selima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Sunni (44%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Selima surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Selima earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 15.39% more than the national average, earning R 274,212 per year and in United States they earn 35.74% less than the national average, earning $27,729 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selimaj923,170/
Selaima921,666/
Selimah92272/
Selimas92174/
Saelima9263/
Selimat9241/
Selimai9238/
Selimaa9216/
Shelima924/
Selimay923/
Seleima922/
Selisma921/
Setlima921/
Selimau921/
Selimea921/
Shellima861/
Selaimai861/
Seelimaj861/
Selimaja861/
Salima8346,629/
Selimi8313,182/
Silima839,656/
Selema833,604/
Solima831,030/
Celima83692/
Selimo83439/
Selime83414/
Seluma83280/
Jelima8396/
Gelima8322/
Selimy8310/
Zelima839/
Selyma831/
Selimè831/
Sylima831/
Soelaimah80220/
Salimah774,346/
Sollima77440/
Solimay77407/
Shilima77354/
Salaima77280/
Suilima77254/
Selimos77228/
Shelimo77226/
Seilema77194/
Selimis77187/
Shalima77147/
Solimah77139/
Selemah77103/
Salimay7787/
Jelimat7781/
Selimou7760/
Shelema7752/
Selimot7746/
Selhime7744/
Silimau7731/
Salimaa7730/
Sseluma7724/
Setlema7723/
Jelimas7722/
Gelimai7721/
Celisma7715/
Saalima7712/
Chelima7711/
Silimai779/
Sallima777/
Selimes777/
Saliema776/
Salimma775/
Gelimas775/
Sileima774/
Djelima774/
Selimoy774/
Selemaj774/
Selesma774/
Selimej774/
Celimat774/
Silimas773/
Solaima773/
Siliema773/
Salimai773/
Sealuma773/
Seilime772/
Selimet772/
Solimau772/
Szalima772/
Selemha772/
Selimer772/
Solimaa772/
Solimai772/
Seluuma772/
Selemoa772/
Selemat772/
Gelimau772/
Soleima771/
Solimma771/
Soliuma771/
Silimah771/
Silimat771/
Shelime771/
Selemma771/
Selymas771/
Selaimi771/
Selimoh771/
Seleyma771/
Silimoa771/
Zelimas771/
Seslimi771/
Ssalima771/
Sailima771/
Saleima771/
Selijmi771/
Selemea771/
Sejlimi771/
Celimas771/
Selimmi771/
Sitlima771/
Selimie771/
Sealimo771/
Sealime771/
Seloimi771/
Saliuma770/
Saeleema71175/
Silimath7159/
Shelemay7139/
Salaimay7124/
Sholimah7123/
Siliomea7122/
Selesmaa7120/
Shalimah7114/
Chelimat7113/
Salimaah7112/
Schilima7111/
Salimhay7110/
Sallimah718/
Sseluuma718/
Shileima716/
Shalimay715/
Shelimoh715/
Salaimah715/
Selihmet714/
Silimaya714/
Chelimai714/
Saalimaa713/
Selheime713/
Chelisma713/
Selimich712/
Solaimah712/
Sahalima712/
Zhislima711/
Shellimo711/
Selematt711/
Selemaya711/
Shaalima711/
Selimoit711/
Suilaima711/
Salaimau711/
Solaimai711/
Shalaima711/
Sheleimi711/
Sielimou711/
Seleimer711/
Celaaima711/
Celimeau711/
Seahlime711/
Seleemah711/
Soilaima711/
Shelemah711/
Shelemai711/
Shelemha711/
Xhellima711/
Selhimer710/
Salimo6731,722/
Jelimo6714,397/
Salema677,406/
Siluma672,396/
Seleme671,971/
Solimo671,439/
Solema67405/
Zilima67398/
Selemo67394/
Silema67384/
Silimi67305/
Gilima67233/
Jelema67226/
Selemi67169/
Saluma67162/
Zalima67158/
Gelema67139/
Soluma6752/
Celime6744/
Zelime6744/
Selheimer6743/
Shelhimer6728/
Silimo6720/
Zelema6719/
Zelimi6714/
Jilima6713/
Silime6713/
Selumo6712/
Shellimoh678/
Cilima677/
Shilleima676/
Shilimath675/
Celema674/
Sylyma674/
Seljmo673/
Xelema673/
Sahalimah672/
Celimo672/
Zolima672/
Schelimer671/
Shellymay671/
Sylema671/
Selemí671/
Gelimo671/
Celimy671/
Celimé671/
Silyma671/
Salimã671/
Shellhema670/

Selima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selima in the Bengali language
সেলিমাselima-
Selima in the Oriya language
େସଲିମାesalima95.83
ତସଲିମାtasalima4.17
Selima in the Hindi language
सेलीमाselima66.67
सेलिमाselima33.33
Selima in the Marathi language
सेलीमाselima66.67
सेिलमाseilama33.33
Selima in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻠﻴﻤﻪslymh66.1
ﺳﻠﻴﻢslym15.25
ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎslyma8.47
ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺔslymt3.39
ﺳﺎﻟﻴﻢsalym3.39
ﺳﻠﻴﻤﻰslymy1.69
ﺳﻠﻤﻪslmh1.69
Selima in the Russian language
Селимаselima-

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