Selawa Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Selawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2111:626,77349,479
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Selawa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Selawa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Selawa is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Selawa is the 1,101,507th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Selawa reside; 88 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 87 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname Selawa is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 211 people, or 1 in 626,773. In Indonesia Selawa is most common in: Jakarta, where 63 percent reside, Bali, where 10 percent reside and North Sulawesi, where 7 percent reside. Barring Indonesia this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside and Algeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sielawa92772/
Selaiwa9210/
Selawah921/
Shelawa921/
Shelawad862/
Shelawat861/
Seelawat861/
Selowa838,122/
Salawa834,338/
Selawi83592/
Solawa83387/
Selewa83356/
Selava83252/
Selawe83124/
Silawa8390/
Gelawa8326/
Sylawa8312/
Selawo838/
Selawy836/
Jelawa836/
Zelawa834/
Selaba833/
Celawa832/
Shellaway8035/
Setlhajwa801/
Shelewa77200/
Salaway77170/
Szelewa77137/
Sohlawa77125/
Selyava7786/
Selavad7759/
Cetlawa7748/
Soliawa7738/
Selaeva7729/
Selavat7728/
Salawai7722/
Silawai7718/
Shelowa7715/
Seliava7713/
Jelawai7712/
Salawah7712/
Salawau7710/
Sielawo7710/
Chelawa778/
Seleway777/
Salawua777/
Solaway776/
Szalawa776/
Sehlawi776/
Seelawi775/
Selabai775/
Silawah775/
Selabay775/
Zelaway774/
Selabha774/
Shalawa774/
Salawaj774/
Selewai774/
Shilawa773/
Selabah773/
Silawas773/
Sallawa773/
Shelava772/
Silgawa772/
Selavay772/
Silaiwa771/
Salawaa771/
Saliawa771/
Shelaba771/
Selavai771/
Selavha771/
Siliawa771/
Silaewa771/
Sielewa771/
Seelawy771/
Selhaba771/
Selabau771/
Seylawi771/
Selyaeva71377/
Sallaway71366/
Shelaeva71357/
Dzielawa71102/
Selabhai7193/
Chelawat7169/
Schilawa7168/
Shalaway7131/
Sheliava7130/
Shelavat7128/
Shealawy7110/
Shelgawe717/
Shillawa715/
Sehlabea715/
Sollaway714/
Seelabai714/
Schelewa714/
Sailaway713/
Sailawad711/
Gelawaih711/
Shelabai711/
Selavath711/
Seilovaa711/
Salawaha711/
Silawait711/
Chejlawa711/
Shelhawi711/
Salaawai711/
Shelajwe711/
Sheilaba711/
Selabe671,610/
Salava671,375/
Salewa671,368/
Silava67811/
Selowe67762/
Seloba67760/
Shelahawi67588/
Silawi67534/
Salawo67533/
Selabi67379/
Silowa67241/
Silaba67186/
Solava67166/
Seleva67156/
Selova67146/
Selavi67122/
Gelava6793/
Salowa6792/
Zalawa6769/
Silawo6766/
Selowo6765/
Shelyaeva6758/
Gelowa6736/
Sheilabai6730/
Silawe6722/
Zelawe6721/
Selavo6721/
Solowa6720/
Zilawa6720/
Silawy6717/
Selave6717/
Silewa6715/
Sheelabai6710/
Selavy679/
Zelava678/
Celava677/
Gelaba676/
Solewa675/
Selabo675/
Gilawa674/
Selaby673/
Zelaba673/
Zylawa672/
Solawo672/
Celaba672/
Jelava671/
Seelabhai671/
Sylawy671/
Selewo671/
Jelawo671/
Seļava671/
Shahalawa671/
Sílaba671/
Sylawi671/
Cilawa671/
Jilawa671/
Chelawaid671/
Setlhajwe671/
Setlhauwe671/
Shallaway670/

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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 Selawa
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