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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) is found in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

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

The surname Selma is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is held by 5,155 people, or 1 in 7,494. In Algeria Selma is most common in: Oran Province, where 60 percent are found, Relizane Province, where 24 percent are found and Mostaganem Province, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Algeria this surname is found in 68 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 26 percent are found and The Philippines, where 13 percent are found.

Selma Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Selma Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Selma last name are 7.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.71% being registered to vote for the political 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.