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Where Does The Last Name Selma Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Selma (Arabic: سيلما, Georgian: სელმა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻤﻰ, Hindi: सेलमा, Marathi: सेलमा, Oriya: େସଲମା) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Selma.

How Common Is The Last Name Selma? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 34,510^th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 474,604 people. The surname Selma occurs mostly in Asia, where 42 percent of Selma reside; 36 percent reside in North Africa and 36 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,254^th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 452,780 people.

Selma is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is borne by 5,155 people, or 1 in 7,494. In Algeria it is most common in: Oran Province, where 60 percent reside, Relizane Province, where 24 percent reside and Mostaganem Province, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Algeria Selma is found in 68 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 26 percent reside and The Philippines, where 13 percent reside.

Selma Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Selma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selma last name increased 404 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selma Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Selma surname are 7.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Selma earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 52.41% less than the national average, earning $10,803,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.42% less than the national average, earning $39,946 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.81% less than the national average, earning $47,294 CAD per year.