Seluma Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Seluma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seluma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2531:214,14122,604
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Seluma (102) may also be a first name.

Seluma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seluma (Oriya: େସଲୁମା) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seluma? popularity and diffusion

Seluma is the 937,786th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Seluma live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Seluma is also the 935,178th most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 102 people.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 253 people, or 1 in 214,141. In South Africa Seluma is most numerous in: Mpumalanga, where 47 percent reside, Gauteng, where 26 percent reside and Limpopo, where 22 percent reside. Not including South Africa Seluma exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside.

Seluma Last Name Statistics demography

Seluma earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.08% less than the national average, earning R 180,420 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selouma92131/
Sseluma9224/
Selusma928/
Sealuma923/
Seluuma922/
Sseluuma868/
Seylouma865/
Seilouma865/
Selima839,782/
Siluma832,396/
Seloma832,297/
Selumi83188/
Saluma83162/
Soluma8352/
Selume8349/
Celuma8324/
Jeluma8322/
Selumo8312/
Geluma838/
Selumé831/
Selimah77272/
Salumaa77224/
Solouma77154/
Seloumi7796/
Sealoma7779/
Celusma7764/
Saelima7763/
Shaluma7760/
Siluuma7756/
Selimai7738/
Salumay7724/
Selimaa7716/
Seleumy7710/
Salumai7710/
Salumma778/
Shiluma776/
Jelumat776/
Salumah776/
Shelima774/
Salumau774/
Seloume773/
Selimay773/
Selummi773/
Zelouma773/
Sahluma772/
Jelumah771/
Soliuma771/
Selumie771/
Geliuma771/
Selimea771/
Selimau771/
Sselume771/
Salumha771/
Sheloma771/
Salumea771/
Sileuma771/
Saliuma770/
Selhoumi71204/
Shaluuma7143/
Shalumma7131/
Seiloume719/
Gelumais715/
Chelusma714/
Salhumah714/
Silaumat713/
Saloumah712/
Seelimaj711/
Shellima711/
Silumath711/
Chelouma711/
Salima6746,629/
Silima679,656/
Selome675,163/
Selomo672,558/
Silume672,133/
Siloma671,100/
Solima671,030/
Selimo67439/
Selomi67415/
Jiluma67230/
Zaluma6779/
Salumo6747/
Celume6737/
Silumo6733/
Ziluma6724/
Zelima679/
Celumi678/
Celoma672/
Setlhaumo671/
Silumi671/
Seilloume671/
Shalumaih671/
Zoluma671/
Zehelouma671/

Seluma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seluma in the Oriya language
େସଲୁମାesaluma-

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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 Seluma
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