Selai Surname
Approximately 2,262 people bear this surname
Selai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,353 | 1:40,043 | 5,143 |
| Lesotho | 480 | 1:4,234 | 820 |
| Algeria | 247 | 1:156,403 | 20,126 |
| Indonesia | 62 | 1:2,133,052 | 131,589 |
| Papua New Guinea | 43 | 1:189,621 | 26,314 |
| Malaysia | 32 | 1:921,695 | 41,854 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Selai (1,859) may also be a first name.
Selai Demographics
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Selai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Selai (Georgian: სელაი, Hindi: सेलाइ, Oriya: େସଲାଇ) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Selai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Selai is the 187,069th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,221,727 people. The last name Selai is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Selai reside; 81 percent reside in Southern Africa and 81 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 176,637th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 1,859 people.
This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,353 people, or 1 in 40,043. In South Africa Selai is most prevalent in: Free State, where 32 percent are found, Gauteng, where 30 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 16 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 21 percent are found and Algeria, where 11 percent are found.
Selai Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Selai surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Selai earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.94% less than the national average, earning R 121,332 per year and in United States they earn 5.59% less than the national average, earning $40,735 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selai in the Georgian language | ||
| სელაი | selai | - |
| Selai in the Hindi language | ||
| सेलाइ | sela'i | - |
| Selai in the Oriya language | ||
| େସଲାଇ | esala'i | 90.87 |
| େସଲାଏ | esala'e | 6.75 |
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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 Selai
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