Selayar Surname

751,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Selayar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selayar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3811:347,11130,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Selayar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selayar is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selayar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 751,291st most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 19,077,345 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Selayar live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name Selayar is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 381 people, or 1 in 347,111. In Indonesia Selayar is primarily found in: Maluku, where 80 percent reside, North Maluku, where 8 percent reside and East Nusa Tenggara, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia Selayar is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sielayar933/
Silayar86405/
Salayar8633/
Celayar869/
Seliyar866/
Solayar861/
Selyer7769/
Selear7744/
Silayr772/
Selair772/
Shetliyar752/
Celayir712,130/
Celayer71138/
Gilayar7188/
Saliyar7160/
Salayer718/
Saleyar718/
Soliyar714/
Salaiar713/
Salayur711/
Solayor711/
Seloyer711/
Selaire711/
Seelair711/
Solayer711/
Jeliyar711/
Selehar711/
Sealyer710/
Salehyar6725/
Salahiar6720/
Cuilayar679/
Cheliyar676/
Shaliyar673/
Sehleyer672/
Salheyar671/
Salihyar671/
Shileyar671/
Joilayar671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Selayar
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