Selege Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Selege Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selege Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2471:214,33917,954
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Selege (31) may also be a first name.

Selege Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selege is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Selege click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selege? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selege is the 895,817th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 24,373,063 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Selege live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Selege is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 31 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 247 people, or 1 in 214,339. In Tanzania Selege is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 97 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 2 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selegey92105/
Seleger9253/
Selegie9231/
Seleghe927/
Selegea923/
Selegej921/
Seleges921/
Seelege920/
Shelegey8626/
Sheleger864/
Schelege863/
Sehleger861/
Seleidge860/
Selega83569/
Seloge83247/
Gelege83183/
Selage83178/
Selese83139/
Selegi8375/
Seleje8343/
Selige8330/
Selece8326/
Silege8317/
Selexe8311/
Salege835/
Zelege834/
Solege834/
Celege834/
Jelege831/
Scheleger8075/
Sheleguer801/
Seliger775,616/
Seleise77325/
Selegha77192/
Saliege77124/
Shelega7745/
Seleseh7734/
Shelage7731/
Seligey7723/
Salegie7714/
Seelige7714/
Shelegy7712/
Szelega779/
Sollege774/
Soleghe773/
Chelege773/
Seliese773/
Selezer772/
Shelegi772/
Selegai772/
Celeger772/
Hjelege771/
Scelese771/
Szelige771/
Selesie771/
Geleger771/
Zeleger771/
Sileger771/
Gelegee771/
Salekge771/
Setlese771/
Sehlage771/
Seleigi771/
Seleser771/
Shelese770/
Scheleiger755/
Seeliger714,162/
Shelegia71237/
Cheleget71100/
Seleigha716/
Sieleche713/
Schelega713/
Selehjee711/
Shelease711/
Shelegay711/
Seleseah711/
Chgelege711/
Salliege711/
Zelekget711/
Seleisie711/
Shellece710/
Sehliger710/
Seliga673,718/
Solage671,102/
Salige67540/
Salage67523/
Seleci67479/
Selesi67390/
Silega67287/
Salegi67252/
Sileze67248/
Selise6787/
Celoge6775/
Selice6760/
Seleji6758/
Seligj6758/
Silage6752/
Seligi6745/
Gelige6734/
Selagi6733/
Solige6729/
Celega6727/
Seleza6723/
Silegy6712/
Zelega6710/
Silige678/
Selezi678/
Silece676/
Celese676/
Shellegaj676/
Saloge674/
Celage674/
Scheliger672/
Selize672/
Sologe672/
Zeleze672/
Zolege671/
Selesy671/
Syloge671/
Gelegy671/
Zelige671/
Silegi671/
Schelegia671/
Zelegi671/
Selije671/
Shelezhei671/
Zeeleeger670/

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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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  • 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 Selege
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