Selaf Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Poland

Selaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Seláf (27) are calculated separately.

Selaf (10) may also be a first name.

Selaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selaf (Marathi: सेलाफ) is most common in South Africa. It may also occur as a variant: Seláf. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selaf is the 4,649,889th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Selaf occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Selaf live; 39 percent live in Southern Africa and 39 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 10 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa Selaf is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Selaf occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 28 percent live and Algeria, where 11 percent live.

Selaf Last Name Statistics demography

Selaf earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.4% less than the national average, earning R 25,200 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seláf9327/
Sielaf9116/
Seleaf916/
Selaaf914/
Selaff912/
Sielaff833,178/
Sealeaf83157/
Seelaff8362/
Seilaff8330/
Sheleaf8310/
Sieleaf832/
Shelafe831/
Sehleaf831/
Shelaff831/
Sealaff830/
Salaf80964/
Selab80656/
Solaf8091/
Selof8031/
Gelaf8027/
Silaf8015/
Selav8012/
Selaw808/
Zelaf804/
Celaf803/
Jelaf801/
Schelhaf771/
Sietlaff771/
Sheileaf771/
Sheleaff771/
Selowa738,122/
Shalaf731,384/
Gelauf73154/
Selova73146/
Seelab73109/
Saelaw7364/
Seloff7352/
Silaff7346/
Sileaf7318/
Chelaf7317/
Seliaw7317/
Seelaw7316/
Sielaw7315/
Salaff7311/
Selhab739/
Shelav738/
Selhof738/
Salaaf735/
Selaib734/
Sallaf734/
Sahlaf734/
Sealaw733/
Sailaf732/
Sielof732/
Silafe732/
Salhaf732/
Seelav731/
Saelav731/
Salaif731/
Shelab731/
Selabh731/
Seliab731/
Salayf731/
Selouf731/
Djelaf731/
Seilab731/
Seslaw731/
Saelof731/
Zelafe731/
Schelhaaf712/
Schelhaff710/
Sieloff671,026/
Seilova67457/
Gelauff67243/
Seeloff67206/
Seylova67160/
Saeliaw67118/
Seelhof67117/
Saeleaw6799/
Sheloff6777/
Sehloff6745/
Seiloff6738/
Gehlauf6729/
Sealiaw6728/
Shelova6720/
Saelhof6718/
Setloff6718/
Shelhav6715/
Shelowa6715/
Sealeaw6714/
Shilaff679/
Zielauf677/
Saileaf675/
Shileaf674/
Selhoff673/
Sisleaf672/
Chelaif672/
Seliova672/
Sehlova672/
Salaaff671/
Gelhauf671/
Sielosf671/
Selhova671/
Seeloft671/
Shailaf671/
Cheliaf671/
Cheleaf671/
Shalhaf671/
Shelyafova671/
Shellab671/
Seloufe671/
Szelova671/
Seillab671/
Shallaf671/
Chelaaf671/
Chelafe671/
Sealeav671/
Sehlhof671/
Shelhab670/
Sheelaw670/
Cheelaf670/

Selaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selaf in the Marathi language
सेलाफselapha-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selaf
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