Selava Surname
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Selava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 159 | 1:22,242 | 3,801 |
| Sweden | 42 | 1:234,447 | 16,276 |
| Latvia | 27 | 1:75,928 | 11,170 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Seļava (1) are calculated separately.
Selava (71) may also be a first name.
Selava Demographics
Average Selava Salary in
United States
$52,708 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Selava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selava Come From? nationality or country of origin
Selava (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻼﻓﻪ, Hindi: सेलवा, Marathi: सेळवा, Oriya: େସଲଭା, Russian: Селава) is most common in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may also be rendered as a variant: Seļava. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Selava? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,009,375th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. The last name Selava occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Selava are found; 65 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 65 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,152,838th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 71 people.
It is most prevalent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 22,242. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Selava is mostly concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Bosnia and Herzegovina it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 17 percent reside and Latvia, where 11 percent reside.
Selava Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Selava surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.
Selava earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selava in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻼﻓﻪ | slafh | - |
| Selava in the Oriya language | ||
| େସଲଭା | esalabha | - |
| Selava in the Hindi language | ||
| सेलवा | selava | 80 |
| आर | ara | 20 |
| Selava in the Marathi language | ||
| सेळवा | selava | 33.33 |
| सेलवा | selava | 33.33 |
| सेलवकुमार | selavakumara | 33.33 |
| Selava in the Russian language | ||
| Селава | selava | - |
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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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- 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 Selava
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