Selira Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Selira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso941:195,2354,316
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Selira (256) may also be a first name.

Selira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selira is held by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selira? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,736,881st most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. Selira occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Selira are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 556,659th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 256 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 195,235. In Burkina Faso Selira is primarily concentrated in: Centre-Sud Region, where 71 percent reside, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 18 percent reside and Centre Region, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Burkina Faso this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 8 percent reside and The Philippines, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selitra92145/
Sealira9212/
Seloira9212/
Seliray923/
Seleira923/
Shellira864/
Shelgira861/
Shelitra861/
Schelira861/
Salira83630/
Selera83190/
Jelira8346/
Silira8337/
Celira8329/
Solira8318/
Sylira8317/
Gelira8312/
Seliro834/
Selire830/
Seleiro77588/
Selirio77312/
Silitra77173/
Soleira77148/
Sallira7771/
Celoira7771/
Silirra7759/
Soliera7755/
Solaira7743/
Sileira7741/
Salaira7724/
Saliray7718/
Saleira7711/
Shilira7710/
Siliras777/
Selytra777/
Geliray776/
Siliora773/
Seluera772/
Selesra772/
Celeira772/
Siliera772/
Saliera772/
Salhira772/
Silaira772/
Salirra771/
Solirah771/
Selaire771/
Shelura771/
Soeliro771/
Selyura771/
Selirid771/
Seliris771/
Shelera771/
Salirah771/
Selyraj771/
Seleras771/
Seliero771/
Celuira771/
Seliere770/
Silairat71130/
Salairay7182/
Cheliras7112/
Shelerha7111/
Geleiray716/
Shillira715/
Solleira715/
Siliraja713/
Solliera713/
Cheliraj711/
Salliera711/
Saliaira711/
Sehlirey711/
Sailiura711/
Shilirga711/
Shelairi711/
Solera6711,347/
Salera673,463/
Gelera673,341/
Zalira671,992/
Celera67347/
Siliro67341/
Seleri67285/
Cilira67217/
Silera67149/
Zilira67106/
Salura67105/
Selere6773/
Saliro6737/
Silire6733/
Selero6729/
Celiro6727/
Seluro6719/
Seilliere6715/
Selery6714/
Soliro6713/
Syliro678/
Gilira675/
Jelera674/
Siliri673/
Soléra672/
Zelera672/
Syliri672/
Celire672/
Chelairai671/
Jilira671/
Sylera671/
Zolira671/
Seigliére671/
Salyra671/
Solura670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selira
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