Sellem Surname

257,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Sellem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sellem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France8951:74,21510,391
Algeria2191:176,40021,809
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Mauritania231:178,0389,291
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Israel131:658,28045,106
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Sellem (651) may also be a first name.

Sellem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sellem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻢ) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Sellem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sellem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sellem is the 257,425th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,763,102 people. The last name Sellem occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Sellem are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Sellem is also the 325,541st most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 651 people.

It is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 895 people, or 1 in 74,215. In France it is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 62 percent reside, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 12 percent reside and Occitanie, where 9 percent reside. Beside France this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 14 percent reside and Morocco, where 9 percent reside.

Sellem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sellem has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Sellem surname expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sellem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sellem last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.

The amount Sellem earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 6.19% less than the national average, earning R 222,936 per year and in United States they earn 17.35% more than the national average, earning $50,636 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shellem92189/
Szellem9240/
Selliem929/
Selleam921/
Sellemm921/
Siellem921/
Selleem921/
Sllem914/
Sellheim86265/
Sellemmd864/
Saelliem861/
Sellen831,837/
Sillem83231/
Setlem83134/
Zellem8393/
Seelem8321/
Seilem8317/
Sellim8316/
Gellem8316/
Cellem834/
Sealem832/
Seylem831/
Sellne831/
Slleem831/
Ssllem831/
Slem804,102/
Soellheim800/
Selleng77244/
Suellen77198/
Chellem77193/
Shillem77154/
Shellen77120/
Shetlem7781/
Sellent7767/
Shellim7740/
Jelleme7733/
Sellenk7727/
Sellien7726/
Scellen779/
Settlem775/
Soellen772/
Zoellem772/
Sellenn771/
Sheelem771/
Siellen771/
Sellaim771/
Zuellem771/
Sellend771/
Djellem771/
Shellym771/
Suellim771/
Jesllem771/
Zcellem770/
Selleen770/
Cellhem770/
Sleem7330,810/
Silem733,912/
Sliem733,709/
Sleim731,994/
Sleam73803/
Shlem73150/
Sleme73112/
Sllim7327/
Slaem738/
Sloem734/
Szlem733/
Slemt732/
Sleym732/
Shelm731/
Selln731/
Selne731/
Slehm731/
Sslem731/
Sylem731/
Slemm730/
Schellen71946/
Cellemme7172/
Söllheim7159/
Schillem7113/
Shelleen7110/
Schellim715/
Chelleam711/
Sellhime710/
Sillheim710/
Shillhem710/
Sellin674,210/
Sillen67697/
Gillem67589/
Sellén67373/
Zellen67195/
Soilem67157/
Schoellen67128/
Schlem6795/
Cillem6772/
Sleime6754/
Cellim6745/
Cellen6743/
Sailem6732/
Saylem6732/
Sellyn6731/
Schellien6723/
Schelleng6722/
Sillim6721/
Shleem6719/
Sleeme6718/
Shelme676/
Suilem676/
Sheelm675/
Syllne675/
Sileme675/
Shleim674/
Slyaem674/
Ssleem674/
Sellingue672/
Shleym671/
Ceelem671/
Jellim671/
Jillem671/
Zillem671/
Shlaem671/
Shllim671/
Sheathlem671/
Gellim671/
Zyllem671/
Çillem671/
Soîlem671/
Schellent671/
Scleam671/
Scleem671/
Dsleem671/
Siselm671/
Shleme671/
Sllaim671/
Syllen670/

Sellem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sellem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻠﻢslm95.48
ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻢalslm2.51
ﺍﺳﻠﻢaslm1.01
ﺇﺳﻠﻢaslm0.5
ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺔslymt0.5

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