Selay Surname
Approximately 697 people bear this surname
Selay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 258 | 1:17,087 | 1,759 |
| Indonesia | 221 | 1:598,413 | 47,561 |
| India | 129 | 1:5,946,243 | 139,967 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Turkey | 16 | 1:4,863,839 | 107,230 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Algeria | 11 | 1:3,511,959 | 46,373 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Selay (3,210) may also be a first name.
Selay Demographics
Average Selay Salary in
United States
$31,900 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Selay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Selay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻼﻱ, Hindi: सेळया, Marathi: सेलाय, Oriya: େସଲାୟ, Russian: Селай, Tibetan: སེ་ལེགས་) occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 478,963rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,455,590 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of Selay reside; 37 percent reside in West Africa and 37 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Selay is also the 126,685th most common first name worldwide, borne by 3,210 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 17,087. In Liberia Selay is primarily concentrated in: Lofa County, where 71 percent live, Montserrado County, where 22 percent live and Bong County, where 2 percent live. Beside Liberia this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 32 percent live and India, where 19 percent live.
Selay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Selay has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 750 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Selay Last Name Statistics demography
Selay earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.07% less than the national average, earning $31,900 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺼﻼﻱ | alslay | - |
| Selay in the Hindi language | ||
| सेळया | selaya | - |
| Selay in the Marathi language | ||
| सेलाय | selaya | 75 |
| सेलय | selaya | 25 |
| Selay in the Oriya language | ||
| େସଲାୟ | esalaya | 65.85 |
| େସଲାଏ | esala'e | 26.83 |
| େସଲାଇ | esala'i | 4.88 |
| େସଲୟ | esalaya | 2.44 |
| Selay in the Tibetan language | ||
| སེ་ལེགས་ | sélek | 25 |
| གསེར་ལེགས། | serlek | 25 |
| གསལ་ལེགས་ | sallek | 25 |
| སེལ་ལས་ | sellé | 25 |
| Selay in the Russian language | ||
| Селай | selaj | - |
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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 Selay
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