Selestin Surname

141,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Selestin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selestin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,6441:20,0232,541
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Haiti1051:101,7514,917
India751:10,227,538196,136
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selestin in the Oriya language
େସେଲିନeselina88.89
େସେଲିନ୍eselin3.7
େସଲିିନesaliina1.85
ଶିେଲିନsielina1.85
େସେଲିନାeselina1.85
େସେଲସ୍ଟିନ୍eselastin1.85
Selestin in the Marathi language
सेलेsele75.95
सेलेिselei12.66
सॅलेsele7.59
बेलटीनाbelatina1.27
Selestin in the Hindi language
सेलेस्टीनाselestina55.17
सेलेस्टीनselestina31.03
सेलेस्टिनselestina10.34
सेलेस्टिनाselestina3.45
Selestin in the Russian language
Селестинselestin-

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