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) occurs more in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selaye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,506,728th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. Selaye occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Selaye live; 81 percent live in South America and 81 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 915,176th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 106 people.
It is most prevalent in Argentina, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 890,488. In Argentina Selaye is primarily found in: Buenos Aires Province, where 50 percent are found, Santa Fe Province, where 38 percent are found and Mendoza Province, where 6 percent are found. Beside Argentina it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 12 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent are found.
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
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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 Selaye
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