Selaez Surname

658,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bolivia
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Selaez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selaez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bolivia4351:24,4061,834
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

The alternate forms: Seláez (2) are calculated separately.

Selaez Last Name Facts

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

Selaez is held by more people in Bolivia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Seláez. Click here to see other possible spellings of Selaez.

How Common Is The Last Name Selaez? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selaez is the 658,434th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 15,946,490 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Selaez are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 95 percent are found in Andean South America.

The surname Selaez is most frequently occurring in Bolivia, where it is carried by 435 people, or 1 in 24,406. In Bolivia Selaez is most prevalent in: La Paz Department, where 52 percent reside, Cochabamba Department, where 46 percent reside and Santa Cruz Department, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Bolivia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seláez942/
Selae9149/
Solaez83229/
Shelae8390/
Seelae8320/
Selaes8310/
Selaiz838/
Zelaez835/
Selaeh834/
Celaez832/
Seliez831/
Szelae831/
Salaez831/
Sealae831/
Selyez831/
Seiliez7776/
Selayes7739/
Celayez7723/
Selajes7716/
Zelayez776/
Selahie772/
Sheilae771/
Shelaey771/
Shelahe771/
Shellae771/
Shalaez771/
Sielahe771/
Setlaee771/
Seillez771/
Selahes771/
Celahez771/
Sehlahe771/
Selaiye771/
Sheslae771/
Silae73435/
Silez73184/
Selöz7325/
Seloe7319/
Celae731/
Salahezz714/
Shelayaz711/
Sheleaer711/
Seleashe711/
Seilliez711/
Shelaher710/
Seales674,197/
Selahi67353/
Seloua67167/
Seiles6784/
Gelaes6750/
Saylae6747/
Zelaes6735/
Shilae6734/
Salaes6730/
Selaus6728/
Silaea6726/
Selais6720/
Sieles6718/
Selohe6717/
Solaes6714/
Silaeh6712/
Silahe6710/
Cehlae676/
Celaiz675/
Seleus675/
Zelayz674/
Selays673/
Zolaez671/
Seleis671/
Seeloe671/
Setloe671/
Shelleyzz671/
Seleai671/
Seluiz671/
Seloee671/
Selyes671/
Seules671/
Seleay671/
Zeilae671/
Selaui671/
Selies671/
Sylaer671/
Sheloe670/
Silaes670/
Shellhaes670/
Seyles670/
Saylez670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Selaez
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