Selbia Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Selbia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selbia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694

Selbia (195) may also be a first name.

Selbia Last Name Facts

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

Selbia is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selbia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,635,433rd most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Selbia reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 44 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 649,894th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 195 people.

The last name Selbia is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea Selbia is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 50 percent reside, New Ireland, where 33 percent reside and Madang, where 17 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 39 percent reside and The Philippines, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelbia9212/
Selbias921/
Seluia83105/
Silbia834/
Selbio832/
Slebia832/
Sylbia831/
Selbea831/
Selviah77150/
Selbeau7778/
Silbiah7714/
Sellvia7711/
Chelbia7710/
Sylbija776/
Suelbya771/
Slvia7314/
Silbaiya711/
Selwaiea711/
Sylwia6727/
Silbio677/
Syluia673/
Slevia672/
Celuia671/
Siluia671/
Silwia671/
Zlebia671/
Silviah62399/
Clebhia621/
Syllvia621/
Chlebiaj571/
Slvio554/
Sselwajja532/
Chlebiacz531/
Gilbea5024/
Gilbio501/
Siluio501/
Ciluia501/

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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 Selbia
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