Selenge Surname
Approximately 4,646 people bear this surname
Selenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,422 | 1:30,504 | 3,820 |
| Mongolia | 1,387 | 1:2,037 | 407 |
| Tanzania | 516 | 1:102,600 | 10,029 |
| Zambia | 272 | 1:58,272 | 5,311 |
| Northern Cyprus | 11 | 1:29,001 | 6,098 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
Selenge (4,221) may also be a first name.
Selenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Selenge (Russian: Сэлэнгэ) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selenge? popularity and diffusion
It is the 101,606th most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,568,563 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Selenge live; 52 percent live in Central Africa and 52 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 106,772nd most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 4,221 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,422 people, or 1 in 30,504. Aside from The DR Congo this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Mongolia, where 30 percent are found and Tanzania, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selenge Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selenge in the Russian language | ||
| Сэлэнгэ | selenge | - |
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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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- 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 Selenge
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