Selaf Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Selaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Seláf (27) are calculated separately.
Selaf (10) may also be a first name.
Selaf Demographics
Average Selaf Salary in
South Africa
R 25,200
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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
Selaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selaf in the Marathi language | ||
| सेलाफ | selapha | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Selaf
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