Sellahi Surname
Approximately 863 people bear this surname
Sellahi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 617 | 1:62,612 | 10,382 |
| Mauritania | 241 | 1:16,991 | 1,581 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Sellahi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sellahi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sellahi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻼﺣﻲ) is held by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sellahi? popularity and diffusion
Sellahi is the 405,848th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 8,444,433 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sellahi live; 72 percent live in North Africa and 72 percent live in Mahgreb.
The surname is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is borne by 617 people, or 1 in 62,612. In Algeria Sellahi is most prevalent in: Mila Province, where 98 percent live, Mascara Province, where 1 percent live and Algiers Province, where 0 percent live. Apart from Algeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 28 percent live and Morocco, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shellahi | 93 | 97 | / |
| Sillahi | 86 | 48 | / |
| Sllahhi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sellaui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Slahi | 83 | 111 | / |
| Djellahi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Slahhi | 77 | 10 | / |
| Cllahi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Slahei | 77 | 9 | / |
| Sllaeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Slaehi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Slahih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Slahie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Selloua | 71 | 185 | / |
| Cllaahi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zellaui | 71 | 2 | / |
| Selloui | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shlahid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Slahiji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Slaaihi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shslahi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shellae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Slaohie | 71 | 0 | / |
| Slahe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sellioui | 67 | 10 | / |
| Clahi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Slaei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Slohi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Silleahy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jlahi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chellahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sellaouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Slaui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Slehi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shelleay | 67 | 0 | / |
Sellahi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sellahi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻼﺣﻲ | slahy | 82.57 |
| ﺻﻼﺣﻰ | slahy | 7.34 |
| ﺻﻼﺡ | slah | 4.59 |
| ﺍﻟﺼﻼﺣﻲ | alslahy | 4.59 |
| ﺍﻟﺼﻼﺡ | alslah | 0.92 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sellahi
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