Selestin Surname
Approximately 3,159 people bear this surname
Selestin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,644 | 1:20,023 | 2,541 |
| DR Congo | 287 | 1:257,420 | 24,363 |
| Haiti | 105 | 1:101,751 | 4,917 |
| India | 75 | 1:10,227,538 | 196,136 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Selestin (12,029) may also be a first name.
Selestin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selestin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Selestin (Hindi: सेलेस्टीना, Marathi: सेले, Oriya: େସେଲିନ, Russian: Селестин) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selestin? popularity and diffusion
The last name Selestin is the 141,133rd most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,306,915 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Selestin live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 54,066th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 12,029 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,644 people, or 1 in 20,023. In Tanzania Selestin is mostly concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 60 percent are found, Katavi Region, where 8 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 6 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found and Haiti, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selestin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selestin in the Oriya language | ||
| େସେଲିନ | eselina | 88.89 |
| େସେଲିନ୍ | eselin | 3.7 |
| େସଲିିନ | esaliina | 1.85 |
| ଶିେଲିନ | sielina | 1.85 |
| େସେଲିନା | eselina | 1.85 |
| େସେଲସ୍ଟିନ୍ | eselastin | 1.85 |
| Selestin in the Marathi language | ||
| सेले | sele | 75.95 |
| सेलेि | selei | 12.66 |
| सॅले | sele | 7.59 |
| बेलटीना | belatina | 1.27 |
| Selestin in the Hindi language | ||
| सेलेस्टीना | selestina | 55.17 |
| सेलेस्टीन | selestina | 31.03 |
| सेलेस्टिन | selestina | 10.34 |
| सेलेस्टिना | selestina | 3.45 |
| Selestin in the Russian language | ||
| Селестин | selestin | - |
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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
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- 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 Selestin
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