Seliya Surname
Approximately 1,788 people bear this surname
Seliya Surname User-submission:
The Seliya surname is originated from Uttarakhand, India.
It derives from the word seliya, which means 'people who live in shadow'. It comes from the word sale, which means 'shadow' in Kumauni language.
Seliya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,586 | 1:483,648 | 24,559 |
| Indonesia | 104 | 1:1,271,627 | 88,950 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Seliya (1,162) may also be a first name.
Seliya Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Seliya surname is originated from Uttarakhand, India.
It derives from the word seliya, which means 'people who live in shadow'. It comes from the word sale, which means 'shadow' in Kumauni language.
- himanshu_seliyaSeliya Demographics
Average Seliya Salary in
United States
$113,438 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Seliya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seliya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Seliya (Hindi: सेलिया, Marathi: सेलीया, Oriya: େସଲିୟା, Russian: Селия) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Seliya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 226,928th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,075,809 people. Seliya is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Seliya live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Seliya is also the 233,099th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 1,162 people.
Seliya is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 1,586 people, or 1 in 483,648. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 84 percent reside, Gujarat, where 7 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account India it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Seliya Last Name Statistics demography
Seliya earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 162.9% more than the national average, earning $113,438 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seliya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seliya in the Oriya language | ||
| େସଲିୟା | esaliya | - |
| Seliya in the Hindi language | ||
| सेलिया | seliya | 93.18 |
| सेलीया | seliya | 4.55 |
| सीलिया | siliya | 2.27 |
| Seliya in the Marathi language | ||
| सेलीया | seliya | 66.86 |
| सेिलया | seilaya | 27.71 |
| शेलीया | seliya | 1.36 |
| शेिलया | seilaya | 0.91 |
| सलीया | saliya | 0.79 |
| सोलीया | soliya | 0.34 |
| सैलीया | sailiya | 0.11 |
| सेिलय | seilaya | 0.06 |
| सॅिलया | seilaya | 0.06 |
| Seliya in the Russian language | ||
| Селия | selia | - |
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Footnotes
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