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
Selava Political Affiliation
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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 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
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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