Selecka Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Selecka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selecka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1841:11,1421,656
Slovakia281:190,58832,093
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
England21:27,859,030389,889
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Selecká (834) are calculated separately.

Selecka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selecka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻜﻪ) is carried by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Selecká. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Selecka? popularity and diffusion

Selecka is the 1,088,856th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Selecka live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The surname Selecka is most widespread in Latvia, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 11,142. In Latvia Selecka is most numerous in: Riga Planning Region, where 52 percent reside, Vidzeme, where 21 percent reside and Latgale, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Latvia Selecka is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 12 percent reside and Ireland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Selecka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selecka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻠﻜﻪslkh-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selecka
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