Selester Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Selester Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2201:240,64419,599
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Selester (170) may also be a first name.

Selester Last Name Facts

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

Selester (Russian: Селестер) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Selester.

How Common Is The Last Name Selester? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,076,574th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Selester live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Selester is also the 701,320th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 170 people.

This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 220 people, or 1 in 240,644. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Katavi Region, where 100 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 0 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Selester Last Name Statistics demography

Selester earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.51% less than the national average, earning $18,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelester942/
Seleste93602/
Seleter932/
Selister88252/
Sylester8858/
Celester8853/
Silester8850/
Selestre889/
Seleiter886/
Selestes882/
Solester881/
Seletere881/
Selestee881/
Selestie881/
Selesthe881/
Selete861,068/
Szelestey82212/
Szelestei82129/
Scheleter8210/
Seeleiter826/
Solesther823/
Shilester821/
Syslester821/
Sollester821/
Salestier821/
Shelestey821/
Chelester820/
Suilester820/
Celeste8020,934/
Salster8081/
Seliste8066/
Seletes8038/
Selesta8018/
Selette8015/
Seletei8010/
Shelete805/
Selesti805/
Selesty803/
Sileste803/
Solster801/
Shelesterova801/
Seliter801/
Seleite801/
Seeleither7817/
Seeleuther7811/
Scheletter788/
Scheleeter781/
Sheglister781/
Scheleuter780/
Celestre751,334/
Selistre75527/
Sealiete75189/
Szelesta7555/
Saloster7537/
Celestie7517/
Silestre7516/
Gelister7515/
Sehlethe7512/
Shelette7511/
Selestay759/
Celister758/
Shelsted757/
Salister757/
Celestey756/
Sylister755/
Cheleste754/
Celestes754/
Selitger753/
Celestei753/
Sylestre752/
Szeletei752/
Celestee752/
Solister752/
Selişter752/
Cesleste752/
Celieste751/
Seleisty751/
Shalster751/
Shelesta751/
Sileșter751/
Siloster751/
Szelesty751/
Sylyster751/
Sheliter751/
Celestte751/
Schelete750/
Seleta71382/
Seleti71370/
Shelestai71136/
Celete7180/
Silete7166/
Shelstead7152/
Shelestyi7138/
Salajster7135/
Shelestiy7128/
Zelete7121/
Selistire7121/
Schelette7115/
Selite7111/
Selesztai7110/
Sholaster717/
Selety714/
Shellette712/
Scheliter712/
Szolaster712/
Schelesti712/
Shelestay711/
Chilester711/
Celesthre711/
Schileter711/
Sheletets711/
Selesztay711/
Ciliester711/
Shilleter710/
Sheilette710/
Shalister710/
Scholster710/
Geslister710/
Gesleischter702/
Celesti67800/
Seletti67508/
Celette67383/
Shelite67140/
Chelete67125/
Celesta67114/
Scholaster67107/
Shelsta6789/
Seliote6759/
Celiste6743/
Silette6738/
Seleita6732/
Selitte6728/
Seletis6727/
Seliște6725/
Siletes6719/
Seletha6718/
Siliste6717/
Sealeti6715/
Celetet6715/
Sheleti6710/
Selista678/
Sealite678/
Seletiy676/
Schalaster676/
Selethi676/
Cileste675/
Šelesta674/
Sheleta673/
Celesty673/
Seletyi673/
Siliter672/
Cyleste672/
Zalster672/
Seletys672/
Selyterova672/
Celetey671/
Silethe671/
Seletoi671/
Salzter671/
Selište671/
Seleyta671/
Selehta671/
Săliste671/
Sylesta671/
Syliste671/
Selaite671/
Sileite671/
Celetes671/
Geleichter671/
Seletta670/
Schelettre670/
Sealsteadt670/

Selester Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selester in the Russian language
Селестерselester-

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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 Selester
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