Seleyian Surname

565,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Seleyian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seleyian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5581:82,7607,606
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Seleyian (210) may also be a first name.

Seleyian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seleyian is found most in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Seleyian click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seleyian? popularity and diffusion

The last name Seleyian is the 565,867th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 13,036,755 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Seleyian are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Seleyian is also the 624,169th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 210 people.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 558 people, or 1 in 82,760. In Kenya Seleyian is most prevalent in: Kajiado County, where 62 percent live, Narok County, where 36 percent live and Nairobi County, where 2 percent live. Not including Kenya it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Seleyian Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selegian8894/
Seleiyan8813/
Selean867/
Seleșan8061/
Selihan8022/
Selehan8017/
Seelean805/
Seljyan802/
Seljian801/
Seleyon801/
Selgian801/
Shelean800/
Shelyhan75168/
Selejean75102/
Seilhean7516/
Shelehan7515/
Jelayian7514/
Schelean759/
Gelejian756/
Selehane751/
Selagian751/
Soleyùan751/
Saleiyan751/
Silayian751/
Sheelean750/
Seleon71391/
Seljan71347/
Gelean7147/
Silean7119/
Seeleuang712/
Jelean711/
Celean711/
Zelean710/
Salihan672,061/
Solehan671,846/
Solihan671,440/
Salehan671,424/
Sahlean67530/
Solyhan6780/
Salijan6757/
Sahlian6749/
Seelaon6737/
Selouan6728/
Salyhan6725/
Saljian6712/
Jelihan679/
Soilean679/
Silijan677/
Salhian676/
Solijan676/
Sheleon673/
Silihan673/
Seleone672/
Jehlean671/
Selayon671/
Celijan671/
Selihanova671/
Selgaon671/
Seleeam671/
Selihanowa671/
Seelayeang671/
Salhyan671/
Sailean671/
Seleong671/
Suilean671/
Sylyhan671/
Saljyan671/
Gelijan671/

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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 Seleyian
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