Selloum Surname

137,487th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Selloum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selloum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2,0721:18,6453,418
Morocco9541:36,1385,814
France2191:303,30046,302
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Selloum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selloum (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻮﻡ) is most common in Algeria. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selloum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 137,487th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,236,129 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Selloum are found; 93 percent are found in North Africa and 93 percent are found in Mahgreb.

Selloum is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 2,072 people, or 1 in 18,645. In Algeria Selloum is most frequent in: Sétif Province, where 51 percent live, Tizi Ouzou Province, where 28 percent live and Médéa Province, where 8 percent live. Outside of Algeria this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 29 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Selloum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selloum in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻠﻮﻡslwm-

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Footnotes

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