Seleya Surname
Approximately 397 people bear this surname
Seleya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 179 | 1:257,988 | 17,342 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| Papua New Guinea | 46 | 1:177,255 | 24,620 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Seleya (406) may also be a first name.
Seleya Demographics
Seleya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Seleya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seleya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Seleya (Oriya: େସେଲୟା) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Seleya.
How Common Is The Last Name Seleya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 730,373rd most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 18,356,539 people. The surname Seleya is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Seleya are found; 49 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Seleya is also the 427,982nd most numerous forename internationally, held by 406 people.
The surname Seleya is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 257,988. In Kenya Seleya is mostly concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 55 percent reside, Narok County, where 44 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.
Seleya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Seleya last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seleya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seleya in the Oriya language | ||
| େସେଲୟା | eselaya | 85.71 |
| େସେଲଇଆ | esela'i'a | 14.29 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Seleya
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