Selom Surname
Approximately 615 people bear this surname
Selom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Philippines | 89 | 1:1,137,508 | 91,778 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Sélom (1) are calculated separately.
Selom (6,175) may also be a first name.
Selom Demographics
Average Selom Salary in
United States
$37,583 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Selom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Selom (Marathi: सॅलोम) is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Sélom. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selom? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 526,921st most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 11,849,668 people. The surname Selom occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Selom are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 84,110th most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 6,175 people.
The last name is most widely held in Ghana, where it is held by 485 people, or 1 in 55,713. Without taking into account Ghana it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 14 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.
Selom Last Name Statistics demography
Selom earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selom Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selom in the Marathi language | ||
| सॅलोम | seloma | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Selom
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