Selimani Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Selimani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selimani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Algeria191:2,033,24043,760
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Selimani (210) may also be a first name.

Selimani Last Name Facts

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

Selimani is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Selimani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selimani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,293,424th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Selimani are found; 38 percent are found in Southern Africa and 38 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Selimani is also the 624,169th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 210 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 593,778. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 38 percent live, Harare Province, where 31 percent live and Matabeleland South Province, where 23 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 28 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Selimani
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