Sellahi Surname

405,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Sellahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sellahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria6171:62,61210,382
Mauritania2411:16,9911,581
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
France11:66,422,722504,397

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shellahi9397/
Sillahi8648/
Sllahhi864/
Sellaui861/
Slahi83111/
Djellahi801/
Slahhi7710/
Cllahi779/
Slahei779/
Sllaeh771/
Slaehi771/
Slahih771/
Slahie771/
Selloua71185/
Cllaahi714/
Zellaui712/
Selloui712/
Shlahid711/
Slahiji711/
Slaaihi711/
Shslahi711/
Shellae711/
Slaohie710/
Slahe6720/
Sellioui6710/
Clahi676/
Slaei674/
Slohi673/
Silleahy672/
Jlahi671/
Chellahe671/
Sellaouy671/
Slaui671/
Slehi671/
Shelleay670/

Sellahi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sellahi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻼﺣﻲslahy82.57
ﺻﻼﺣﻰslahy7.34
ﺻﻼﺡslah4.59
ﺍﻟﺼﻼﺣﻲalslahy4.59
ﺍﻟﺼﻼﺡalslah0.92

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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
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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 Sellahi
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