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
Sellamy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻼﻣﻲ) occurs most in Morocco. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sellamy.
How Common Is The Last Name Sellamy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,497,948th most frequently used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The last name Sellamy is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sellamy reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 98 percent reside in Mahgreb.
This last name is most frequent in Morocco, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Without taking into account Morocco this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
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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