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
Selestin (Hindi: सेलेस्टीना, Marathi: सेले, Oriya: େସେଲିନ, Russian: Селестин) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Selestin click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selestin? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 141,133rd most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,306,915 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Selestin are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Selestin is also the 54,066th most common forename in the world, held by 12,029 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,644 people, or 1 in 20,023. In Tanzania Selestin is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 60 percent live, Katavi Region, where 8 percent live and Arusha Region, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live and Haiti, where 3 percent live.
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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