Selab Surname

501,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Selab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan3921:82,0232,319
Algeria2101:183,96022,643
Iran201:3,839,126105,129
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Selab (1,245) may also be a first name.

Selab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selab (Hindi: सेलाब, Marathi: सेलब) is more frequently found in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selab? popularity and diffusion

It is the 501,369th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,109,064 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Selab live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Selab is also the 223,865th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 1,245 people.

Selab is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 392 people, or 1 in 82,023. In Afghanistan it is most prevalent in: Kabul, where 19 percent are found, Nangarhar, where 19 percent are found and Paktia, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Afghanistan this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 32 percent are found and Iran, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seelab91109/
Selhab919/
Selaib914/
Shelab911/
Selabh911/
Seliab911/
Seilab911/
Shellab831/
Seillab831/
Saeleab831/
Saeliab831/
Shelhab830/
Silab801,169/
Celab80477/
Salab80415/
Seleb80133/
Solab8075/
Selap8026/
Selaf8018/
Zelab8017/
Selav8012/
Selaw808/
Selob806/
Sylab806/
Jelab804/
Gelab804/
Salhab7311,713/
Selowa738,122/
Shalab732,560/
Sallab73804/
Sahlab73311/
Djelab73159/
Selova73146/
Selape73101/
Sailab7340/
Selebø7332/
Salabh7330/
Szelap7323/
Shilab7322/
Salaib7321/
Selaip7320/
Seliaw7317/
Sielaf7316/
Seelaw7316/
Sielaw7315/
Saylab7315/
Sheleb7314/
Shelav738/
Saleab736/
Seleaf736/
Silaib736/
Shelap735/
Shelob734/
Selaaf734/
Sealaw733/
Chelab733/
Silabh733/
Solabh732/
Selaff732/
Saliab732/
Seloub732/
Salahb732/
Seelav731/
Selyap731/
Silhab731/
Sealap731/
Sholab731/
Salaub731/
Seslaw731/
Schoelaub710/
Sielaff673,178/
Seilova67457/
Seylova67160/
Sealeaf67157/
Seelaff6762/
Shalabh6743/
Seeleib6742/
Seilaff6730/
Sealiaw6728/
Chelhab6727/
Shelova6720/
Shelhav6715/
Shelowa6715/
Sealeaw6714/
Saeliap6711/
Sheleaf6710/
Shaalab6710/
Shailab677/
Shahlab677/
Schilab676/
Shilhab673/
Djeelab673/
Zeelaab673/
Sailabh672/
Shalhab672/
Sieleaf672/
Seliova672/
Sehlova672/
Salahab671/
Shelafe671/
Sheloob671/
Selhova671/
Seloybt671/
Sehleaf671/
Chelaib671/
Shheleb671/
Sailaab671/
Saylaab671/
Szelova671/
Chelaab671/
Chelabh671/
Setlape671/
Shelaff671/
Shelhob671/
Shalaab671/
Chehlab671/
Djealab671/
Djehlab671/
Djelaib671/
Sealeav671/
Salaehb671/
Shujlab671/
Sheleeb671/
Sheleib671/
Shallab671/
Sealaff670/
Sheelaw670/

Selab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selab in the Marathi language
सेलबselaba-
Selab in the Hindi language
सेलाबselaba84.62
सेलबselaba15.38

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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 Selab
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