Selevester Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Selevester Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 133 | 1:398,057 | 28,212 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Selevester (303) may also be a first name.
Selevester Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selevester Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Selevester (Russian: Селевестер) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selevester? popularity and diffusion
Selevester is the 1,537,949th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Selevester are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Selevester is also the 505,965th most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 303 people.
The last name Selevester is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 398,057. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Lindi Region, where 88 percent live, Mtwara Region, where 7 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 3 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 1 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelevester | 95 | 4 | / |
| Seleviester | 95 | 1 | / |
| Sheleveister | 91 | 28 | / |
| Sheleveyster | 91 | 3 | / |
| Sylevester | 90 | 356 | / |
| Selivester | 90 | 19 | / |
| Selyvester | 90 | 4 | / |
| Celevester | 90 | 1 | / |
| Selyveister | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shylevester | 86 | 1 | / |
| Selisvester | 86 | 1 | / |
| Selevesta | 84 | 220 | / |
| Seliveste | 84 | 2 | / |
| Seleviste | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sylivester | 80 | 27,841 | / |
| Silivester | 80 | 361 | / |
| Silyvester | 80 | 270 | / |
| Sylyvester | 80 | 13 | / |
| Sylebester | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sylevestre | 80 | 3 | / |
| Selebestre | 80 | 1 | / |
| Selyvister | 80 | 1 | / |
| Selebete | 78 | 4 | / |
| Sylyveister | 76 | 7 | / |
| Sylivestter | 76 | 4 | / |
| Syslivester | 76 | 1 | / |
| Sylivesther | 76 | 1 | / |
| Selevista | 74 | 28 | / |
| Siliveste | 74 | 12 | / |
| Sylevesta | 74 | 2 | / |
| Celiveste | 74 | 1 | / |
| Syliveter | 74 | 1 | / |
| Syliveste | 74 | 1 | / |
| Celivestre | 70 | 12 | / |
| Sylivestre | 70 | 5 | / |
| Silivestre | 70 | 2 | / |
| Sylyveiter | 70 | 1 | / |
| Selibete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Celeveta | 67 | 0 | / |
Selevester Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selevester in the Russian language | ||
| Селевестер | selevester | - |
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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 Selevester
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