Selome Surname

92,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Botswana

Selome Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selome Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia4,3461:22,4452,857
South Africa5691:95,21611,631
Botswana1711:12,7892,446
Zimbabwe621:249,00426,834
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Selome (5,599) may also be a first name.

Selome Last Name Facts

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

Selome is found most in Ethiopia. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Selome click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selome? popularity and diffusion

Selome is the 92,533rd most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,411,494 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Selome live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 89,522nd most frequently held first name globally, held by 5,599 people.

Selome is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 4,346 people, or 1 in 22,445. Apart from Ethiopia it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 11 percent live and Botswana, where 3 percent live.

Selome Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Selome earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.19% less than the national average, earning R 108,852 per year and in United States they earn 85.89% more than the national average, earning $80,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selomie9236/
Sealome9235/
Selomme923/
Seloume923/
Seulome921/
Selom91615/
Seiloume869/
Selommie861/
Shellome861/
Salome8320,419/
Solome834,472/
Selame832,944/
Seloma832,297/
Seleme831,971/
Selomi83415/
Selume8349/
Seloom8320/
Seelom8315/
Seloum8314/
Silome8313/
Shelom838/
Jelome834/
Sealom832/
Zelome831/
Seluom831/
Seilom831/
Selhom830/
Seilloume801/
Schelomer800/
Selamet7711,020/
Sheleme778,211/
Solomie771,839/
Seiloum77265/
Solomei77249/
Selhoum77204/
Salomie77146/
Salomee77144/
Selouma77131/
Seloumi7796/
Shalome7786/
Sealoma7779/
Solomey7742/
Salomeh7740/
Seelame7723/
Solomej7722/
Seyloum7721/
Sallome7719/
Salomea7717/
Selameh7714/
Salomey7714/
Zeloume7711/
Selamed777/
Salomeu777/
Selamie776/
Shelomi776/
Sollome776/
Shelame775/
Solomea774/
Seilame774/
Selemme772/
Saloome772/
Sehlame772/
Siloume772/
Selamer772/
Sholome771/
Sselame771/
Solomeu771/
Solomeș771/
Sselume771/
Saalome771/
Salomme771/
Saloime771/
Salhome771/
Selamme771/
Seliame771/
Selemea771/
Sélomme771/
Sheloma771/
Seeloom771/
Selumie771/
Seloimi771/
Shelhom770/
Shellhomer750/
Selam7323,456/
Silom731,058/
Celom7310/
Zelom733/
Sélom731/
Sylom731/
Shelemei71204/
Selhoumi71204/
Shelemey7181/
Sholomei7169/
Saloomey7149/
Szelemej7131/
Chelomey7128/
Szelemei7123/
Shelamer7122/
Siliomea7122/
Sholomey7121/
Shelomis7120/
Salloume7118/
Szalomie7115/
Celhomme7113/
Chelomei7112/
Selhamer7111/
Szelemey719/
Shalomei718/
Zhelomey716/
Seilouma715/
Seylouma715/
Shelemeh714/
Silhomme713/
Schelhom711/
Shelemej711/
Seilloum711/
Cheloume711/
Shilomei711/
Saaloome711/
Saloumeh711/
Salhoume711/
Selomova711/
Szełomej711/
Saloumee711/
Sallomeh711/
Setlhame711/
Seatlame711/
Shelemie711/
Seelamee711/
Shellhom710/
Chislome710/
Seelam6752,497/
Salame6728,830/
Selami678,392/
Selama676,224/
Saleme672,772/
Silume672,133/
Salomi671,565/
Siloma671,100/
Shelhamer67606/
Solomi67411/
Selham67378/
Shelomova67335/
Seilhamer67298/
Shelam67286/
Seluma67280/
Selumi67188/
Silame67186/
Selemi67169/
Zeleme67154/
Siloum67109/
Salomy6795/
Selamy6768/
Soleme6766/
Seylam6758/
Sylame6742/
Setlam6741/
Celume6737/
Sealam6734/
Celomi6734/
Schelemei6734/
Selhammer6733/
Sailom6732/
Solomy6725/
Solame6722/
Zalome6718/
Seliam6718/
Zelame6717/
Zolome6715/
Selyam6711/
Chelom6711/
Sileme675/
Sselam674/
Shilom673/
Gilome673/
Celame673/
Cilome673/
Celoma672/
Saylom672/
Sielhamer671/
Shellamer671/
Selgam671/
Seilam671/
Gelame671/
Selumé671/
Sileom671/
Silhom671/
Siloim671/
Selamj671/
Selamé671/
Selemí671/
Seslam671/
Seleum671/
Selamt671/
Seğlam671/
Shelhamez670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selome
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