Seleshe Surname
Approximately 6,290 people bear this surname
Seleshe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 6,278 | 1:15,538 | 2,141 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Seleshe (7,528) may also be a first name.
Seleshe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seleshe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Seleshe is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seleshe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Seleshe is the 77,740th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,158,592 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Seleshe live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Seleshe is also the 74,040th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 7,528 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 6,278 people, or 1 in 15,538. Barring Ethiopia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and Belarus, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Seleshe
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