Selam is used as a family name or surname in Ethiopia. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Selam
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ethiopia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Selam

How popular is Selam?

Selam is common in Ethiopia.

Selam is ranked 31892 on our list.

Selam is quite popular family name mostly used in Ethiopia while Mauritania is ahead in terms of density. Around 15692 people have been found who wears Selam as their family name. Selam is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
214,847 Australia4
720,003 Russia4
710 French Polynesia3
14,193 Egypt3
3,625 Macedonia3
28,232 Morocco2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
2,823 Papua New Guinea2
139,444 Brazil2
34,681 Norway2
37,779 Serbia1
16,228 Bulgaria1
34,581 Chile1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
10,958 Bangladesh1
15,705 Cameroon1
492,292 Ukraine1
118,015 Netherlands1
11,510 Oman1
16,640 Hong Kong1
24,176 Qatar1
36,678 Singapore1
5,589 Sudan1
8,371 Syria1
14,644 Tunisia1
8,859 Iraq1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
95,259 Italy45
51,408 Spain37
107,506 England27
156,482 Canada14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
253,807 United States67
Countries with hundreds of Selam:
6,932 Algeria982
669 Mauritania598
38,971 France257
71,225 Germany134
78,672 Indonesia106
Countries with thousands of Selam:
4,873 Turkey1,887
32,975 India1,078
Countries with ten thousands of Selam:
987 Ethiopia10,417
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Selam Namesakes

  • Syafinaz Selamat, Singer
  • Merve Selamet, Copywriter
  • Mohd Zamir Selamat, Soccer player
  • Tigist Selam, Film actress
  • James Selam, Musical Artist
  • Sultan Selam, Sevda Demirel's mother
  • Mohd Zamir Selamat, Soccer player
  • Nezar Selami, Actor

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