Selesi Surname
Approximately 390 people bear this surname
Selesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 149 | 1:355,313 | 26,378 |
| Romania | 115 | 1:174,590 | 17,952 |
| Nigeria | 53 | 1:3,342,316 | 100,395 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Serbia | 7 | 1:1,020,707 | 29,076 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Selesi (51) may also be a first name.
Selesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Selesi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Selesi.
How Common Is The Last Name Selesi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 739,868th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 18,686,015 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Selesi reside; 39 percent reside in East Africa and 39 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 51 people.
This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 355,313. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Simiyu Region, where 87 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent live and Pwani Region, where 6 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 29 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Szelesi | 92 | 75 | / |
| Selesai | 92 | 61 | / |
| Seleisi | 92 | 59 | / |
| Shelesi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Scelesi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Selesie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Seleisie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shelesit | 86 | 1 | / |
| Seleci | 83 | 479 | / |
| Selese | 83 | 139 | / |
| Selegi | 83 | 75 | / |
| Seleji | 83 | 58 | / |
| Selisi | 83 | 44 | / |
| Silesi | 83 | 24 | / |
| Selezi | 83 | 8 | / |
| Selesy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sailesi | 77 | 2,663 | / |
| Seleise | 77 | 325 | / |
| Szélesi | 77 | 313 | / |
| Seledji | 77 | 61 | / |
| Shilesi | 77 | 52 | / |
| Seleseh | 77 | 34 | / |
| Selegie | 77 | 31 | / |
| Selisih | 77 | 24 | / |
| Szelesy | 77 | 8 | / |
| Scelisi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Seloisi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Seliese | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shelegi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Seledzi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Setlese | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sajlesi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Celesci | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sileisi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Selezhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scelese | 77 | 1 | / |
| Celesis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seelisi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seleigi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seleges | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seleser | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shelese | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shelegia | 71 | 237 | / |
| Sieledji | 71 | 14 | / |
| Seledzhi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Sailesai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seleseah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selezitz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shelease | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seleidge | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sileci | 67 | 526 | / |
| Selege | 67 | 299 | / |
| Selici | 67 | 237 | / |
| Selise | 67 | 87 | / |
| Selice | 67 | 60 | / |
| Seligi | 67 | 45 | / |
| Seleje | 67 | 43 | / |
| Selige | 67 | 30 | / |
| Selece | 67 | 26 | / |
| Seleza | 67 | 23 | / |
| Sileji | 67 | 21 | / |
| Selexe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Celese | 67 | 6 | / |
| Celisi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Syleci | 67 | 5 | / |
| Silese | 67 | 4 | / |
| Seliji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Celezi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Selize | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seliza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zelegi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Setlhoisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shelezhei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schelesuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schelegia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silegi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Selesi
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