Throughout the world, Seliman (Seliman 
) is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but seldom female forename. The first name Seliman is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but uncommonly female name, Algeria, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Morocco, where it is a rare male name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Ethiopia, Algeria, and Egypt. Likewise, Seliman is the last name as well as the forename.