Sellami Surname

18,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Sellami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sellami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria20,1711:1,915201
Morocco7,8041:4,418491
France1,1041:60,1668,116
Tunisia5791:1,05570
Spain2331:200,65313,751
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Belgium951:121,01717,762
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Canada481:767,61660,775
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Qatar371:63,7306,585
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Norway121:428,52437,411
England111:5,065,278148,650
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Monaco11:37,0664,748

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

Sellami (1,142) may also be a first name.

Sellami Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sellami (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻼﻣﻲ, Russian: Селлами) is most common in Algeria. It may be rendered as a variant: Séllàmî. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sellami? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 18,066th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 238,576 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Sellami are found; 93 percent are found in North Africa and 93 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 235,557th most commonly held forename worldwide. It is borne by 1,142 people.

This last name is most widely held in Algeria, where it is held by 20,171 people, or 1 in 1,915. In Algeria it is mostly concentrated in: Annaba Province, where 24 percent reside, Algiers Province, where 13 percent reside and Constantine Province, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Algeria it is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 26 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Sellami Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sellami surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90% being registered with the party.

The amount Sellami earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34% less than the national average, earning 228,400 kr per year; in United States they earn 34.16% more than the national average, earning $57,888 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.28% less than the national average, earning $40,104 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sellaimi934/
Sellammi934/
Selliami931/
Sellamui931/
Sllami92107/
Sellama861,257/
Sellame86277/
Sellamy86140/
Sellemi8636/
Syllami866/
Jellami865/
Sillami862/
Zellami861/
Séllàmî861/
Sellomi861/
Slami832,699/
Sellemmi8071/
Sellamet8026/
Selloumi807/
Sellamma806/
Djellami804/
Chellami803/
Sillamai802/
Gellaimi801/
Cellamis800/
Slaimi77628/
Slahmi77241/
Slamie7783/
Zllami7719/
Slamoi7711/
Slaymi7710/
Slamit778/
Slatmi774/
Jslami773/
Sllama772/
Sslami772/
Slaami772/
Slamai772/
Sleami771/
Slajmi771/
Slammi771/
Sillamägi7515/
Sellamaya758/
Djellamid755/
Gehllaimi751/
Sellhamer750/
Syllame71405/
Zellama7137/
Sillame7117/
Slamich7116/
Sillamy7113/
Sillama7112/
Zillami716/
Gillami713/
Slammie712/
Shllomi711/
S'Llama711/
Cellamy711/
Schellhame711/
Shellahame711/
Shellhamme711/
Syllamy711/
Sslaami711/
Sclamai711/
Sellemy711/
Sellhammer710/
Slama6724,391/
Slame67315/
Sillamaa67184/
Sellouma67135/
Schellhamer67104/
Sillaume6783/
Scillama6754/
Sillamäe6743/
Zlami6737/
Slamy6723/
Chillami6715/
Slomi6713/
Chellamy6712/
Slemi6710/
Djillami676/
Selloume673/
Scillamá672/
Clami672/
Djellame671/
Shellome671/
Cellamma671/
Schllemi671/
Schellhamme671/
Slamisch671/
Sillemmi671/
Sillameh671/

Sellami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sellami in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻼﻣﻲslamy83.33
ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻣﻲalslamy16.67
Sellami in the Russian language
Селламиsellami-

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