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

The last name Seleto is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Seléto. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Seleto? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 770,644th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 19,749,447 people. Seleto is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Seleto live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Seleto is also the 1,744,716th most widespread first name in the world, held by 35 people.

Seleto is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 270 people, or 1 in 171,037. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kajiado County, where 55 percent are found, Narok County, where 44 percent are found and Busia County, where 0 percent are found. Not including Kenya it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Seleto Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Seleto last name 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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  • 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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