Selekie Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Selekie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 32 | 1:137,767 | 10,163 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Selekie (621) may also be a first name.
Selekie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selekie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Selekie is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selekie? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,432,070th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Selekie is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Selekie live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Selekie is also the 334,590th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 621 people.
The surname is most common in Liberia, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 137,767. In Liberia Selekie is mostly concentrated in: Lofa County, where 72 percent reside, Gbarpolu County, where 22 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Liberia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Selekie
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