Seliwa Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Seliwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seliwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Seliwa (28) may also be a first name.

Seliwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seliwa is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Seliwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Seliwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Seliwa are found; 71 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 71 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 28 people.

The last name Seliwa is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Milne Bay, where 100 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 7 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selaiwa9210/
Seliwath865/
Saliwa832,106/
Seluwa831,939/
Selewa83356/
Seliba83126/
Seliva83108/
Siliwa8369/
Soliwa8319/
Jeliwa831/
Syliwa831/
Shelewa77200/
Szelewa77137/
Siliowa7776/
Shiliwa7765/
Shaliwa7734/
Saeluwa7727/
Sheluwa7721/
Seleway777/
Siliwau774/
Selewai774/
Selieva772/
Saliewa772/
Sheliva772/
Saliway772/
Seleswa772/
Selhiba772/
Silaiwa771/
Selibai771/
Selibay771/
Sielewa771/
Salliwa771/
Seleiva771/
Saliwua771/
Selihwe771/
Seliwhe771/
Seeliva770/
Selivat770/
Selewach7124/
Selewacz7115/
Shelihwe7111/
Seylieva716/
Shelewad716/
Solliway714/
Shelieva714/
Schelewa714/
Seilieva711/
Siliwatt711/
Saliwaha711/
Seliwoch711/
Shiliswa711/
Siliwath711/
Soliva677,764/
Saliva672,261/
Salewa671,368/
Selebi67968/
Selibo67523/
Siliva67429/
Siliba67343/
Selibi67197/
Zaliwa67192/
Seleva67156/
Soluwa67152/
Saliwo67145/
Selibe67140/
Giliwa67140/
Saluwa67107/
Xelewa67101/
Seleba6796/
Ziliwa6760/
Siliwe6740/
Zeluwa6738/
Gelewa6735/
Xeliwe6735/
Celiba6729/
Seluwo6727/
Geliba6725/
Selewe6725/
Seliby6722/
Syliva6721/
Silewa6715/
Jelewa6712/
Jiliwa6710/
Celiva679/
Geliva677/
Selive677/
Shellewad676/
Selevi675/
Solewa675/
Selivi674/
Seluva673/
Selivo673/
Celiwe673/
Celewa673/
Selivaova672/
Siluwa672/
Selybi672/
Ciliwa672/
Salywa672/
Selewi671/
Selewo671/
Zeliba671/
Zoliwa671/
Setlhajwa671/
Slejwa671/
Celuwa671/
Celiwi671/

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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 Seliwa
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