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

The surname Selbia occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Selbia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selbia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Selbia is the 2,635,433rd most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Selbia are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 44 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Selbia is also the 649,894th most frequent forename world-wide, held by 195 people.

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

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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