Selaiya Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Selaiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Selaiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selaiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Selaiya is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Selaiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Selaiya is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Selaiya is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Selaiya are found; 63 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 63 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
This surname is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 5,898,845. In Malaysia it is most common in: Penang, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Malaysia Selaiya occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 38 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selaiyah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shellaiya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Seluiya | 86 | 27 | / |
| Solaiya | 86 | 11 | / |
| Salaiya | 86 | 11 | / |
| Zelaiya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Selayya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Selagia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shellaiyah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chelaiya | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sallaiya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Seelayya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Shalaiya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Setlaiea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shelajya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Salaiyaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seliyaai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seljay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sholaiyah | 75 | 7 | / |
| Shellaija | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chhelaiya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Solayao | 71 | 7,139 | / |
| Salayao | 71 | 307 | / |
| Soliyao | 71 | 70 | / |
| Seljaas | 71 | 59 | / |
| Siloiya | 71 | 35 | / |
| Solaija | 71 | 17 | / |
| Sehleay | 71 | 16 | / |
| Sheleay | 71 | 14 | / |
| Saliyao | 71 | 7 | / |
| Geleiya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Salayea | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shellayyah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sileiya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Saluiya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shallaiyah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zelaaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Geloiya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Silayao | 71 | 1 | / |
| Celayia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saelaea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Celaiyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selujya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silagia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zeluiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saliyaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saloiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silayya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selea | 67 | 775 | / |
| Selao | 67 | 571 | / |
| Selja | 67 | 97 | / |
| Chelayya | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sehlajoa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Chilaiya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sailoiya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Solayiah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Saileyya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Salheiya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Saliyaai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shealeay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sailayya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saliyaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salaheya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sailaija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seelahoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jetlayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selijaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zealayea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soliyaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selahgai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Selaiya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis