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 surname Selbong has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Selbong? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,765,740th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The last name 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. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 16 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 1,703,296. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Plateau, where 93 percent live, Lagos, where 3 percent live and Cross River, where 1 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

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
  • 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 Selbong
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