Selas Surname
Approximately 5,584 people bear this surname
Selas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4,346 | 1:22,445 | 2,857 |
| Spain | 489 | 1:95,607 | 7,917 |
| Portugal | 189 | 1:55,123 | 3,035 |
| France | 104 | 1:638,680 | 83,098 |
| United States | 92 | 1:3,939,771 | 214,590 |
| Papua New Guinea | 48 | 1:169,869 | 23,574 |
| Argentina | 46 | 1:929,205 | 59,251 |
| Germany | 41 | 1:1,963,548 | 108,338 |
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| Venezuela | 23 | 1:1,313,221 | 18,235 |
| Greece | 22 | 1:503,627 | 63,727 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Selaš (2) are calculated separately.
Selas (314) may also be a first name.
Selas Demographics
Average Selas Salary in
United States
$38,077 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Selas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Selas (Hindi: सेलसा, Marathi: सॅलस, Oriya: େସଲାସ, Russian: Селас) is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Selaš. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Selas? popularity and diffusion
Selas is the 86,283rd most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,305,076 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Selas are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 495,703rd most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 314 people.
The surname Selas is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4,346 people, or 1 in 22,445. Without taking into account Ethiopia this surname is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 9 percent live and Portugal, where 3 percent live.
Selas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Selas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Selas last name increased 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Selas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Selas surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.
Selas earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.75% less than the national average, earning $38,077 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selas in the Hindi language | ||
| सेलसा | selasa | - |
| Selas in the Marathi language | ||
| सॅलस | selasa | 75 |
| सेलास | selasa | 25 |
| Selas in the Oriya language | ||
| େସଲାସ | esalasa | 66.67 |
| ଲଉସ୍ | la'us | 33.33 |
| Selas in the Russian language | ||
| Селас | selas | - |
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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 Selas
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