Seleto Surname

770,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Seleto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seleto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2701:171,03713,055
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Seléto (1) are calculated separately.

Seleto (35) may also be a first name.

Seleto Last Name Facts

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

Seleto has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear as: Seléto. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seleto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 770,644th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,749,447 people. Seleto occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Seleto reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Seleto is also the 1,744,716th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 35 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 270 people, or 1 in 171,037. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kajiado County, where 55 percent reside, Narok County, where 44 percent reside and Busia County, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Seleto Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seléto941/
Seletto92170/
Seletos9278/
Selesto921/
Seletoi921/
Sheleto920/
Shelleto861/
Selgetho861/
Soleto835,833/
Geleto833,728/
Seleta83382/
Seloto83137/
Saleto8314/
Selito8311/
Sileto832/
Celeto832/
Shelletto800/
Selitto77199/
Siletto77183/
Saletto77131/
Soletto7793/
Selotto7775/
Salieto7764/
Shelito7733/
Celetto7732/
Seleita7732/
Scelato7732/
Selesta7718/
Seletas7718/
Seletha7718/
Selatho776/
Saleeto775/
Geletou774/
Celesto773/
Sheleta773/
Selyato773/
Sehlato772/
Shileto771/
Saleito771/
Saletoi771/
Selatto771/
Salleto771/
Geletto771/
Seleyta771/
Selehta771/
Selotho771/
Seelato771/
Seulato771/
Selisto771/
Shelyto771/
Seletta770/
Shellito71644/
Shilleto71168/
Scelatto71116/
Szelesta7155/
Sehlotho7142/
Selestad7114/
Saleetho716/
Salletto714/
Scholeto712/
Celestop711/
Schelato711/
Silietto711/
Sheleita711/
Seleetha711/
Solletto711/
Shelesta711/
Scielato711/
Selyatto711/
Selestat711/
Sehletha711/
Saleetoo711/
Sheletha710/
Shelatto710/
Shellato710/
Cheletto710/
Geleta6733,236/
Solito675,820/
Gelito671,970/
Selota671,714/
Soleta671,608/
Saleta671,189/
Selita671,069/
Jelito67598/
Salito67392/
Siloto67312/
Saloto67236/
Schelotto67223/
Selata67161/
Soloto67154/
Celoto67149/
Shillieto6760/
Shilletto6758/
Silito6757/
Sileta6744/
Celito6738/
Zoleto6720/
Zelito6716/
Jeleta679/
Celeta677/
Gileto676/
Zeleta674/
Cheletois672/
Xelito671/
Sheiletha671/
Sheleatha671/
Shellitto671/
Setllitto671/
Zelato671/
Sselyatto671/
Seilletta671/
Sylato671/
Shelletha670/
Shillaeto670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Seleto
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