Selestine Surname

38,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Selestine Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selestine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania13,3951:3,952548
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Kenya421:1,099,52134,871
Micronesia401:2,656477
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
India81:95,883,173728,828
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Selestine (16,883) may also be a first name.

Selestine Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selestine (Oriya: େସେଲିନ) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Selestine? popularity and diffusion

Selestine is the 38,504th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 533,613 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Selestine reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Selestine is also the 42,732nd most commonly held forename worldwide. It is borne by 16,883 people.

The last name Selestine is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 13,395 people, or 1 in 3,952. In Tanzania Selestine is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 30 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 20 percent are found and Geita Region, where 7 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Selestine Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Selestine Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selestine in the Oriya language
େସେଲିନeselina-

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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 Selestine
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