Selesta Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Selesta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selesta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Šelesta (4) are calculated separately.

Selesta (399) may also be a first name.

Selesta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selesta (Oriya: େସେଲା, Russian: Селеста) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Šelesta. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selesta? popularity and diffusion

The last name Selesta is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Selesta is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Selesta live; 67 percent live in Eastern Europe and 67 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Selesta is also the 432,205th most common first name on earth, borne by 399 people.

Selesta is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 12,010,255. In Russia Selesta is primarily found in: Moscow, where 33 percent are found, Perm Krai, where 17 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 28 percent are found and Belarus, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šelesta954/
Szelesta9355/
Selestad9314/
Selestay939/
Shelesta931/
Selestat931/
Seleta92382/
Shelestai88136/
Selesztai8810/
Shelestay881/
Selesztay881/
Seleste86602/
Celesta86114/
Shelsta8689/
Solesta8647/
Seleita8632/
Seletas8618/
Seletha8618/
Selista868/
Selesti865/
Sheleta863/
Selesty863/
Selesto861/
Salesta861/
Seleyta861/
Selehta861/
Sylesta861/
Seletta860/
Szelestacz826/
Shellestad823/
Selishta80737/
Shelstad80714/
Sollesta80382/
Selester80230/
Seilstad8065/
Selestes802/
Sailesta801/
Sheleita801/
Shelstta801/
Selastaa801/
Seleetha801/
Seleisty801/
Selestee801/
Sallesta801/
Selistha801/
Selestie801/
Szelesty801/
Celestas801/
Celestat801/
Sehletha801/
Selesthe801/
Sheletha800/
Selita771,069/
Seleto77369/
Sileta7744/
Celeta777/
Zeleta774/
Szelestey75212/
Szelestei75129/
Shelstead7552/
Shelestyi7538/
Shelestiy7528/
Selishtaj7528/
Shelester752/
Shellstad752/
Schelesti752/
Celestais751/
Sheiletha751/
Sheleatha751/
Seilletta751/
Shelestey751/
Shelletha750/
Seilstadt750/
Celeste7120,934/
Celeita711,632/
Celesti71800/
Gelista71366/
Celista71182/
Seletto71170/
Selitaj71122/
Celetta71103/
Shelita7179/
Seletos7178/
Jelista7172/
Seliste7166/
Sileita7153/
Solista7143/
Siletta7137/
Salasta7125/
Selišta7118/
Salista7114/
Seletei7110/
Sjelita718/
Silista718/
Selitay717/
Salesto717/
Solesto715/
Xilesta715/
Celesto713/
Shillestad713/
Celesty713/
Sileste713/
Salysta713/
Cheleta712/
Silasta712/
Zeleita712/
Zelista712/
Seletoi711/
Zeilsta711/
Solasta711/
Sehlita711/
Selaita711/
Celestã711/
Celeyta711/
Selitah711/
Shileta711/
Selisto711/
Sheleto710/
Shellistad710/
Sealsteadt710/
Selister67252/
Sylester6758/
Selistio6754/
Celester6753/
Sailstad6751/
Silester6750/
Celestie6717/
Szalasta6713/
Shilstat6711/
Shelsted677/
Celestey676/
Sollista675/
Cheleste674/
Celestes674/
Celestei673/
Shelitta673/
Shelstod672/
Selistyo672/
Szeletei672/
Celestee672/
Cesleste672/
Shelitha671/
Celestop671/
Celieste671/
Shelleto671/
Sailetad671/
Salastah671/
Sciletta671/
Selgetho671/
Selgeçti671/
Szylista671/
Gelistas671/
Ceeletta671/
Sehlitha671/
Schileta671/
Celestte671/
Schelita670/
Shiletha670/
Shilstad670/

Selesta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selesta in the Oriya language
େସେଲାesela-
Selesta in the Russian language
Селестаselesta-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selesta
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