Selaye Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Selaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 48 | 1:890,488 | 57,418 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Selaye (106) may also be a first name.
Selaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Selaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻼﻱ) has its highest incidence in Argentina. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Selaye? popularity and diffusion
Selaye is the 2,506,728th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Selaye reside; 81 percent reside in South America and 81 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. Selaye is also the 915,176th most frequently used forename in the world. It is borne by 106 people.
The surname Selaye is most commonly occurring in Argentina, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 890,488. In Argentina it is most prevalent in: Buenos Aires Province, where 50 percent reside, Santa Fe Province, where 38 percent reside and Mendoza Province, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Argentina this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 12 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺼﻼﻱ | alslay | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Selaye
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