Sellamy Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Sellamy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Sellamy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sellamy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sellamy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻼﻣﻲ) is held by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sellamy.
How Common Is The Last Name Sellamy? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,497,948th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sellamy live; 98 percent live in North Africa and 98 percent live in Mahgreb.
The last name Sellamy is most frequently occurring in Morocco, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Not including Morocco it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sellamaya | 88 | 8 | / |
| Sellami | 86 | 30,546 | / |
| Sellama | 86 | 1,257 | / |
| Sellame | 86 | 277 | / |
| Sillamy | 86 | 13 | / |
| Sellemy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Syllamy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cellamy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Slamy | 83 | 23 | / |
| Sellamet | 80 | 26 | / |
| Chellamy | 80 | 12 | / |
| Sellamma | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sellaimi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sellammi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Selliami | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sellamui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sllami | 77 | 107 | / |
| Slamey | 77 | 7 | / |
| Slaemy | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sllama | 77 | 2 | / |
| Slamay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Slammy | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sellhamer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Syllame | 71 | 405 | / |
| Zellama | 71 | 37 | / |
| Sellemi | 71 | 36 | / |
| Sillame | 71 | 17 | / |
| Sillama | 71 | 12 | / |
| Syllami | 71 | 6 | / |
| Jellami | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sillemy | 71 | 3 | / |
| Slaamay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sillami | 71 | 2 | / |
| S'Llama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schellhame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shellahame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shellhamme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zellami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gillamy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sellomi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sellhammer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Slama | 67 | 24,391 | / |
| Slami | 67 | 2,699 | / |
| Clamy | 67 | 406 | / |
| Slame | 67 | 315 | / |
| Sillamaa | 67 | 184 | / |
| Sellouma | 67 | 135 | / |
| Schellhamer | 67 | 104 | / |
| Sillaume | 67 | 83 | / |
| Sellemmi | 67 | 71 | / |
| Scillama | 67 | 54 | / |
| Sillamäe | 67 | 43 | / |
| Zlamy | 67 | 35 | / |
| Selloumi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Djellami | 67 | 4 | / |
| Slemy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chellami | 67 | 3 | / |
| Selloume | 67 | 3 | / |
| Scillamá | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sillamai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schellhamme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cellamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shellome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gellaimi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sillameh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djellame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cellamis | 67 | 0 | / |
Sellamy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sellamy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻼﻣﻲ | slamy | 66.67 |
| ﺳﻼﻣﻰ | slamy | 33.33 |
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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 Sellamy
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