Selfa Surname
Approximately 1,137 people bear this surname
Selfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 872 | 1:53,615 | 4,972 |
| Nigeria | 123 | 1:1,440,185 | 55,603 |
| United States | 37 | 1:9,796,187 | 405,931 |
| Philippines | 33 | 1:3,067,825 | 142,207 |
| Mexico | 30 | 1:4,137,540 | 26,679 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Selfa (2,405) may also be a first name.
Selfa Demographics
Selfa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Selfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Selfa (Hindi: सेल्फा) is found most in Spain. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Selfa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 326,779th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,409,451 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Selfa live; 77 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 77 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 151,326th most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 2,405 people.
The last name is most widely held in Spain, where it is carried by 872 people, or 1 in 53,615. In Spain Selfa is mostly found in: Valencian Community, where 55 percent live, Andalusia, where 28 percent live and Catalonia, where 11 percent live. Excluding Spain it occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Selfa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Selfa surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.
Selfa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selfaj | 91 | 28 | / |
| Selfas | 91 | 4 | / |
| Selfah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Shelfa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Slfa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Selfast | 83 | 1 | / |
| Selfaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Selfaux | 83 | 0 | / |
| Silfa | 80 | 1,925 | / |
| Selfe | 80 | 1,720 | / |
| Selfo | 80 | 261 | / |
| Zelfa | 80 | 244 | / |
| Selfi | 80 | 198 | / |
| Sylfa | 80 | 197 | / |
| Celfa | 80 | 14 | / |
| Jelfa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Gelfa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Slfat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Scelfo | 73 | 1,483 | / |
| Shelfo | 73 | 73 | / |
| Selfes | 73 | 35 | / |
| Shelfi | 73 | 32 | / |
| Gelfat | 73 | 24 | / |
| Shilfa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Shlfat | 73 | 19 | / |
| Selfer | 73 | 12 | / |
| Selfiy | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sylfad | 73 | 4 | / |
| Selpha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shelfy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Silfat | 73 | 3 | / |
| Djelfa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Silfah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chelfa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Selvah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sylfat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Szilfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Selfii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Selfie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Selfoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Selfis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shelfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Silfau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Selfos | 73 | 0 | / |
| Selfit | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schelfhaut | 67 | 275 | / |
| Chelfat | 67 | 224 | / |
| Szilfai | 67 | 162 | / |
| Shelffo | 67 | 86 | / |
| Schelfe | 67 | 45 | / |
| Schelfo | 67 | 43 | / |
| Selfoss | 67 | 30 | / |
| Schelfi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Silfast | 67 | 10 | / |
| Selphah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Selfouh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Selphas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zlfa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shelfeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Clfa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djelfat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schelfaudt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szelfer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelfauy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jlfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silfeas | 67 | 0 | / |
Selfa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selfa in the Hindi language | ||
| सेल्फा | selpha | - |
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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 Selfa
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