Selata Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Selata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 96 | 1:21,172 | 4,383 |
| India | 42 | 1:18,263,461 | 278,402 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
Selata (35) may also be a first name.
Selata Demographics
Average Selata Salary in
South Africa
R 13,260
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Selata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Selata (Arabic: سلتي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻃﺔ, Hindi: सेलाता, Marathi: सेलटा) is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Selata? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,369,340th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Selata are found; 68 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Selata is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 35 people.
Selata is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 21,172. In Lesotho Selata is primarily found in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 96 percent reside, Maseru District, where 3 percent reside and Mokhotlong District, where 1 percent reside. Not including Lesotho this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 26 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.
Selata Last Name Statistics demography
Selata earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 94.42% less than the national average, earning R 13,260 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selata Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selata in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻃﺔ | alslatt | - |
| Selata in the Marathi language | ||
| सेलटा | selata | - |
| Selata in the Hindi language | ||
| सेलाता | selata | 50 |
| सेलता | selata | 50 |
| Selata in the Arabic language | ||
| سلتي | slty | - |
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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 Selata
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