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 most in India. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seliya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Seliya is the 226,928th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,075,809 people. The surname Seliya occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Seliya reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Seliya is also the 233,099th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 1,162 people.
The surname Seliya is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 1,586 people, or 1 in 483,648. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 84 percent live, Gujarat, where 7 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 4 percent live. Excluding India Seliya exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
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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