Selumi Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Selumi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selumi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1331:407,35135,714
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Lesotho101:203,25614,332
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748

Selumi (147) may also be a first name.

Selumi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selumi (Oriya: େସଲୁମି) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selumi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,235,409th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. Selumi occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Selumi live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 760,591st most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 147 people.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 407,351. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Northern Cape, where 51 percent reside, Gauteng, where 17 percent reside and North West, where 14 percent reside. Barring South Africa Selumi is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 21 percent reside and Lesotho, where 5 percent reside.

Selumi Last Name Statistics demography

Selumi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.33% less than the national average, earning R 77,628 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seloumi9296/
Selummi923/
Selumie921/
Selhoumi86204/
Selimi8313,182/
Selomi83415/
Seluma83280/
Salumi8392/
Selume8349/
Jelumi8314/
Celumi838/
Selumé831/
Silumi831/
Selouma77131/
Selimai7738/
Selomie7736/
Sseluma7724/
Jhelumi7718/
Shilumi7715/
Seleumy7710/
Salumai7710/
Sallumi777/
Shelomi776/
Salaumi774/
Seloume773/
Sealuma773/
Sahlumi772/
Chelumi772/
Seluuma772/
Shalumi771/
Sselume771/
Silumio771/
Sejlimi771/
Selimmi771/
Selimie771/
Salhoumi71241/
Sahloumi7112/
Seiloume719/
Sseluuma718/
Gelumais715/
Seylouma715/
Seilouma715/
Selommie711/
Salimi67120,078/
Selome675,163/
Siluma672,396/
Seloma672,297/
Silume672,133/
Salume67574/
Selime67414/
Silimi67305/
Celume6737/
Celomi6734/
Solimi6732/
Celuma6724/
Zelimi6714/
Cilumi6712/
Selimy6710/
Zalumi675/
Jelume674/
Shalumaih671/
Jilumi671/
Solume671/
Shalhoumi671/
Zolumi671/
Seilloume671/
Selimè671/

Selumi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selumi in the Oriya language
େସଲୁମିesalumi-

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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
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  • 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 Selumi
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