Seleta Surname

751,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Seleta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seleta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1681:94,3457,684
Kenya811:570,12227,144
Tanzania521:1,018,10845,504
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Seleta (429) may also be a first name.

Seleta Last Name Facts

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

Seleta is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seleta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 751,291st most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 19,077,345 people. The surname Seleta is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Seleta reside; 52 percent reside in Southern Africa and 52 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 414,511th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 429 people.

The surname Seleta is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 94,345. In Zambia Seleta is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 38 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 32 percent live and Central Province, where 14 percent live. Besides Zambia this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 21 percent live and Tanzania, where 14 percent live.

Seleta Last Name Statistics demography

Seleta earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.26% less than the national average, earning R 54,036 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seleita9232/
Selesta9218/
Seletas9218/
Seletha9218/
Sheleta923/
Seleyta921/
Selehta921/
Seletta920/
Szelesta8655/
Selestad8614/
Selestay869/
Sheleita861/
Seleetha861/
Shelesta861/
Selestat861/
Sehletha861/
Sheletha860/
Geleta8333,236/
Selota831,714/
Soleta831,608/
Saleta831,189/
Selita831,069/
Selete831,068/
Seleti83370/
Seleto83369/
Selata83161/
Sileta8344/
Jeleta839/
Celeta837/
Zeleta834/
Selety834/
Shelestai80136/
Selesztai8010/
Shelestay801/
Sheiletha801/
Sheleatha801/
Selesztay801/
Seilletta801/
Shelletha800/
Celeita771,632/
Saletta771,104/
Seleste77602/
Seletti77508/
Gieleta77242/
Seletto77170/
Soletta77166/
Selitaj77122/
Celesta77114/
Celetta77103/
Soloeta7789/
Shelita7779/
Seletos7778/
Sileita7753/
Geletta7752/
Seletes7738/
Siletta7737/
Selotai7735/
Sylheta7734/
Solaeta7733/
Shelata7730/
Sehlata7729/
Seletis7727/
Selatha7726/
Selotau7724/
Selišta7718/
Selotay7717/
Selatah7717/
Sealeti7715/
Selette7715/
Selatai7714/
Selatay7713/
Selotha7712/
Salheta7710/
Sheleti7710/
Saleita7710/
Seletei7710/
Solieta779/
Sjelita778/
Shaleta778/
Selista778/
Saleeta777/
Selitay777/
Seletiy776/
Selotah776/
Selethi776/
Shelete775/
Selesti775/
Solleta774/
Šelesta774/
Saletau773/
Soelita773/
Salleta773/
Salieta773/
Saletai773/
Seletyi773/
Seleter772/
Cheleta772/
Zeleita772/
Seletys772/
Salaeta772/
Selesto771/
Soletha771/
Sholeta771/
Seulata771/
Seelata771/
Geletai771/
Seletoi771/
Soletah771/
Silgeta771/
Sielata771/
Sehlita771/
Selaita771/
Szaleta771/
Sylesta771/
Celeyta771/
Seleite771/
Selitah771/
Shileta771/
Soleeta771/
Geletha770/
Sheleto770/
Szelestacz756/
Shellestad753/
Selishta71737/
Selester71230/
Sealiete71189/
Sholaeta7113/
Geleitau7112/
Sehlethe7112/
Shelette7111/
Selotaai7110/
Sealedti717/
Seleiter716/
Shaletha713/
Shelitta713/
Salletta712/
Shaletta712/
Szgeleti712/
Szeletei712/
Saleetha712/
Selestes712/
Shelitha711/
Sailesta711/
Salettaa711/
Seelatai711/
Shelleto711/
Selestee711/
Sieletty711/
Sailetad711/
Scelatta711/
Sciletta711/
Selataai711/
Selgetho711/
Selistha711/
Szelesty711/
Celestas711/
Celestat711/
Ceeletta711/
Sehlitha711/
Seelatha711/
Schileta711/
Selesthe711/
Schelita710/
Shiletha710/
Schelete710/
Zoleta677,549/
Salata677,154/
Soleto675,833/
Jelita675,504/
Zaleta675,330/
Geleto673,728/
Salita672,799/
Solita67910/
Gileta67422/
Sileti67402/
Silota67289/
Zelita67258/
Salota67227/
Szelestey67212/
Seliti67156/
Seloto67137/
Szelestei67129/
Silita6783/
Celete6780/
Silata6767/
Silete6766/
Solata6749/
Celita6741/
Shelestyi6738/
Shelestiy6728/
Selishtaj6728/
Zelete6721/
Jileta6719/
Cileta6717/
Schelette6715/
Saleto6714/
Solota6713/
Gelita6712/
Silety6711/
Selito6711/
Selite6711/
Scheleter6710/
Zelata678/
Seeleiter676/
Shelester672/
Shellette672/
Sileto672/
Celeto672/
Zileta672/
Schelesti672/
Sylyta672/
Chisletta671/
Celestais671/
Celyta671/
Sheilatha671/
Sheletets671/
Sheelatai671/
Shaleatta671/
Shaleetta671/
Seléto671/
Solyta671/
Shelestey671/
Sylita671/
Celota671/
Sheilette670/
Shelletto670/
Shilletta670/
Shellotta670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Seleta
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