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) is found in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selene? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,017,195th most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Selene occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Selene are found; 48 percent are found in South America and 24 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Selene is also the 17,505th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 53,355 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Argentina, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 4,274,341. In Argentina Selene is most frequent in: Entre Ríos Province, where 70 percent live, Buenos Aires Province, where 10 percent live and Mendoza Province, where 10 percent live. Other than Argentina this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common 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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