Selbong Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Selbong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selbong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1041:1,703,29662,619
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Selbong (16) may also be a first name.

Selbong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selbong is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Selbong.

How Common Is The Last Name Selbong? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,765,740th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname Selbong occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Selbong live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Selbong is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 16 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 1,703,296. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Plateau, where 93 percent are found, Lagos, where 3 percent are found and Cross River, where 1 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sellbong931/
Selbon924/
Shelbon8632/
Seluong863/
Selbung863/
Selwong861/
Selbonne80388/
Selban7718/
Silbon776/
Celbon771/
Selbom771/
Sellbom7156/
Silbone7121/
Gilbong7115/
Zelboun7110/
Seluang716/
Shelban715/
Chelbon713/
Jelbang712/
Selboum711/
Sellban711/
Selbaan711/
Selbane711/
Seeluang67106/
Saeluang6730/
Selluang678/
Silbonne678/
Chelboun673/
Chelwong672/
Slimpong672/
Selbamnn671/
Sellvang671/
Schilbon670/

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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 Selbong
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