Where Does The Last Name Selesta Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Selesta (Oriya: େସେଲା, Russian: Селеста) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Šelesta. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Selesta? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Selesta is the 4,649,889^th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Selesta are found; 67 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 432,205^th most frequent given name on earth, borne by 399 people.

The surname Selesta is most common in Russia, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 12,010,255. In Russia Selesta is most common in: Moscow, where 33 percent reside, Perm Krai, where 17 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 17 percent reside. Not including Russia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Latvia, where 28 percent reside and Belarus, where 6 percent reside.