Selaja Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Selaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 41 | 1:3,225,590 | 176,839 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Selaja (165) may also be a first name.
Selaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Selaja (Hindi: सेलजा, Oriya: େଶଲାଜା) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Selaja.
How Common Is The Last Name Selaja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,293,424th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname Selaja occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Selaja are found; 59 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 59 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 712,876th most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 165 people.
Selaja is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 3,225,590. In Indonesia Selaja is mostly concentrated in: Maluku, where 100 percent are found. Besides Indonesia Selaja is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 32 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selaja in the Hindi language | ||
| सेलजा | selaja | - |
| Selaja in the Oriya language | ||
| େଶଲାଜା | esalaja | 50 |
| େସଲଯା | esalaya | 50 |
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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 Selaja
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