Selava Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Selava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1591:22,2423,801
Sweden421:234,44716,276
Latvia271:75,92811,170
United States101:36,245,893832,629
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Seļava (1) are calculated separately.

Selava (71) may also be a first name.

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 carried by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Seļava. Click here for further possible spellings of Selava.

How Common Is The Last Name Selava? popularity and diffusion

Selava is the 1,009,375th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Selava reside; 65 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 65 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,152,838th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 71 people.

This last name is most common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 22,242. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Selava is most numerous in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent live. Besides Bosnia and Herzegovina Selava occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 17 percent live and Latvia, where 11 percent live.

Selava Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Selava surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seļava941/
Selyava9286/
Selavad9259/
Selaeva9229/
Selavat9228/
Seliava9213/
Shelava922/
Selavay922/
Selavai921/
Selavha921/
Selyaeva86377/
Shelaeva86357/
Sheliava8630/
Shelavat8628/
Selavath861/
Salava831,375/
Silava83811/
Selawa83222/
Solava83166/
Seleva83156/
Selova83146/
Selavi83122/
Gelava8393/
Selavo8321/
Selave8317/
Selavy839/
Zelava838/
Celava837/
Selaba833/
Jelava831/
Shelyaeva8058/
Silaeva778,297/
Salaeva773,801/
Setlaba771,822/
Sielawa77772/
Seilova77457/
Silavat77361/
Seylova77160/
Solaeva77111/
Salavea7799/
Seleeva7787/
Silavah7779/
Selaive7772/
Sheleva7772/
Saalava7767/
Sihlava7762/
Shalava7757/
Sehlaba7753/
Selyavo7748/
Sislava7748/
Shelave7745/
Selyova7740/
Seeleva7738/
Seslova7736/
Silyava7732/
Seyleva7724/
Shelova7720/
Shelavi7716/
Jelavad7713/
Silhava7713/
Selyavi7712/
Salavai7712/
Celavat7711/
Zseleva7711/
Selaiwa7710/
Selgave778/
Gelavat778/
Setlova778/
Sitlava777/
Chelava776/
Salavay776/
Silavau776/
Selabai775/
Sceleva775/
Selabay775/
Seliave775/
Salaiva775/
Selabha774/
Zelaeva773/
Silavas773/
Selabah773/
Shylava773/
Shilava772/
Silavad772/
Selavhi772/
Seliova772/
Sehlova772/
Selavis771/
Salauva771/
Salayva771/
Sallava771/
Salahva771/
Celaeva771/
Jelavat771/
Gelavad771/
Silaiva771/
Silavai771/
Silavha771/
Silgava771/
Shelaba771/
Shelavo771/
Selawah771/
Selevai771/
Selhova771/
Selovas771/
Selaver771/
Selavie771/
Selaviy771/
Seleiva771/
Szelova771/
Selhaba771/
Shelawa771/
Seileva771/
Selabat771/
Selabau771/
Schelyaeva755/
Shalaeva717,364/
Shilavat71880/
Chelavad71741/
Zhelaeva71136/
Zelyaeva71135/
Shilaeva71102/
Shelyova7195/
Sahlaeva7195/
Selabhai7193/
Sohlaeva7181/
Chejlava7168/
Saalaeva7150/
Salavaha7139/
Saylauva7138/
Chelavat7131/
Selhaver7123/
Sheilova7122/
Sheleeva7120/
Shelgave7118/
Sajtlava7116/
Scheleva7115/
Shelgova7113/
Cheylava7111/
Shylaeva7111/
Shehlova719/
Sheyleva718/
Schelova717/
Seyleeva716/
Shalavay715/
Shilyava715/
Sislavas715/
Sehlabea715/
Syhlaeva715/
Seelabai714/
Sceulova714/
Sejliova714/
Setlhaba714/
Sehlaver713/
Sylahava713/
Shelawad712/
Shilavad712/
Silavath712/
Seitlova712/
Sailaeva711/
Salahava711/
Cealaeva711/
Jeslavat711/
Sceliova711/
Sholaeva711/
Shilavas711/
Shelabai711/
Shelawat711/
Selavich711/
Seilovaa711/
Shilaiva711/
Szeliova711/
Dzielava711/
Setlabaa711/
Sethlaba711/
Seleabat711/
Seelawat711/
Sheilaba711/
Selowa678,122/
Salova676,522/
Salawa674,338/
Silavi673,215/
Silova671,721/
Selabe671,610/
Seloba67760/
Selawi67592/
Shelahawi67588/
Solawa67387/
Selabi67379/
Selewa67356/
Saleva67348/
Zelova67239/
Gelova67225/
Selove67204/
Silaba67186/
Zeleva67167/
Solova67139/
Selawe67124/
Silawa6790/
Soleva6789/
Sileva6775/
Sahalaeva6773/
Schelyova6764/
Celave6759/
Zhelyaeva6759/
Sylova6759/
Shchelova6744/
Shellaway6735/
Salavo6735/
Sheilabai6730/
Silavy6730/
Gilava6727/
Shalavaha6727/
Gelawa6726/
Dzhehlava6723/
Šeleva6721/
Scheulova6720/
Szelleova6718/
Shillaeva6716/
Jilava6716/
Silave6714/
Sylawa6712/
Salahieva6711/
Zelave6711/
Zalava6711/
Zilava6710/
Sheelabai6710/
Selawo678/
Shallaeva677/
Shilavath676/
Selawy676/
Jelawa676/
Gelaba676/
Selabo675/
Celova674/
Zelawa674/
Solavo674/
Syleva674/
Schalaeva673/
Jeslavath673/
Selaby673/
Celavi673/
Zelaba673/
Celaba672/
Celawa672/
Celavo671/
Seelabhai671/
Sehlabach671/
Shailaeva671/
Shailavat671/
Shaylaeva671/
Selovi671/
Jelova671/
Zelavy671/
Setlhajwa671/
Shilavuha671/
Silavo671/
Selová671/
Selevo671/
Szeitlova671/
Sílaba671/
Cilava671/
Zelavi671/
Sheheleva671/
Schalavah670/

Selava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selava in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻼﻓﻪslafh-
Selava in the Oriya language
େସଲଭାesalabha-
Selava in the Hindi language
सेलवाselava80
आरara20
Selava in the Marathi language
सेळवाselava33.33
सेलवाselava33.33
सेलवकुमारselavakumara33.33
Selava in the Russian language
Селаваselava-

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