Selene Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Selene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Guyana | 8 | 1:95,278 | 6,792 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Selene (53,355) may also be a first name.
Selene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selene Come From? nationality or country of origin
Selene (Russian: Селене) occurs more in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selene? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,017,195th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Selene reside; 48 percent reside in South America and 24 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 17,505th most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 53,355 people.
Selene is most commonly held in Argentina, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 4,274,341. In Argentina it is mostly found in: Entre Ríos Province, where 70 percent live, Buenos Aires Province, where 10 percent live and Mendoza Province, where 10 percent live. Outside of Argentina this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 24 percent live and Guyana, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selene Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selene in the Russian language | ||
| Селене | selene | - |
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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 Selene
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