Last name Selim (سليم 
, Selim 
, סלים 
, along with others...) , all around the world, is a widespread cognomen. The last name Selim is characteristic of Egypt, where it is a common surname, Palestinian Territory, and Jordan (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Egypt, Bangladesh, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, Selim is the forename as well as the last name.
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| سليم | Iran, Yemen, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq |
| Selim | Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, India, Bangladesh |
| סלים | Israel |
| Селим | Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Bulgaria, Ukraine |
| Селім | Ukraine |
Saleem, Salim, Selím, Selîm, Selïm, Selım, Sełim, Sèlim, Sélim, Sélìm, Sélím, Sélïm, Sélįm, Sêlim, Sêlîm, Sêlïm, Sëlim, Sëlîm, Sëlïm, Sēlim, Sĕlim, Sęlīm, Çelim, Śelim, Śèĺìm, Śèłîm, Śélim, Šelim, Šéłïm, Šêlim, Šêłïm, Šêłįm, Šëlîm, Šëłįm, Šěĺîm, Салим, Сельім, Сэлим, Сәлім, সেলিম, เซ่ลิ้ม, เสลิ้ม, and 沙林
| şehzade selim Son of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed III, TR (b. 1585) |
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| şehzade selim Son of Ottoman Sultan Ahmed I, TR (b. 1611) |
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| şehzade selim TR (b. 1659) |
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josma selim Austrian musician, AT (b. 1884) |
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| honorine selim FR (b. 1824) |
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lorna selim English artist and art teacher based in Baghdad, GB (b. 1928) |
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| mohammed hajji selim Iraqi artist, IQ (b. 1883) |
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nahed selim Dutch translator, writer and columnist, NL (b. 1953) |
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| arne selim Swedish painter, SE (b. 1912) |
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| mohamed ibrahim selim first chief of the general staff of Egypt (b. 1916) |
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| jewad selim IQ (b. 1921) |
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| abdou selim association football player, EG (b. 1936) |
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| george dimitri selim (b. 1931) |
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| ahmet selim Turkish journalist, TR (b. 1944) |
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| jim selim (b. 1941) |
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