Selani Surname
Approximately 2,800 people bear this surname
Selani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,792 | 1:30,233 | 3,893 |
| India | 412 | 1:1,861,809 | 65,401 |
| Brazil | 180 | 1:1,189,302 | 41,172 |
| Algeria | 105 | 1:367,920 | 32,562 |
| Kosovo | 94 | 1:19,807 | 2,370 |
| Indonesia | 81 | 1:1,632,706 | 107,418 |
| Pakistan | 44 | 1:4,060,088 | 28,888 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Selani (1,694) may also be a first name.
Selani Demographics
Average Selani Salary in
United States
$52,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Selani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Selani (Hindi: सेलानी, Marathi: सेलानी, Oriya: େସଲନି, Russian: Сэлани) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Selani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Selani is the 156,374th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,602,695 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Selani reside; 64 percent reside in Southern Africa and 64 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Selani is also the 186,812th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 1,694 people.
The surname Selani is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,792 people, or 1 in 30,233. In South Africa Selani is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent live, Western Cape, where 13 percent live and Gauteng, where 11 percent live. Not including South Africa it is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.
Selani Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Selani earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.55% less than the national average, earning R 96,132 per year and in United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selani in the Hindi language | ||
| सेलानी | selani | 97.06 |
| सैलानी | sailani | 2.94 |
| Selani in the Marathi language | ||
| सेलानी | selani | 84 |
| सेलाणी | selani | 5.33 |
| सेलनी | selani | 4 |
| सेमलानी | semalani | 2.67 |
| सैलानी | sailani | 1.33 |
| सेलणी | selani | 1.33 |
| सेलािन | selaina | 1.33 |
| Selani in the Oriya language | ||
| େସଲନି | esalani | 62.5 |
| େସଲାନି | esalani | 25 |
| େସଲାନୀ | esalani | 12.5 |
| Selani in the Russian language | ||
| Сэлани | selani | - |
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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 Selani
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