Selji Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nepal

Selji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Selji (133) may also be a first name.

Selji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selji is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Selji click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selji? popularity and diffusion

Selji is the 3,798,600th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Selji are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Selji is also the 804,402nd most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 133 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Plateau, where 100 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Selji exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 19 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelji916/
Seliji914/
Seldji914/
Seljit911/
Seljie911/
Selldji831/
Selci80959/
Salji80318/
Selie80290/
Selje80210/
Selgi80126/
Selja8097/
Selsi8053/
Silji803/
Sleji803/
Selzi802/
Seljé801/
Celji801/
Solji801/
Xelji801/
Saliji732,432/
Scelsi731,400/
Zeljić73837/
Scelzi73556/
Selier73505/
Sealie73253/
Geljić73217/
Selgis7390/
Seelie7387/
Selsis7356/
Shelzi7350/
Seljee7342/
Shelja7342/
Seleși7330/
Selsyi7328/
Seliha7325/
Szelci7323/
Seliea7322/
Selihe7316/
Seilie7316/
Saelie7315/
Selihi7314/
Selcis7312/
Selehi7311/
Siljić7311/
Selija7310/
Shalji7310/
Siliji7310/
Sholji739/
Sielie738/
Shilji735/
Seliet735/
Seliee735/
Selkhi734/
Saljii734/
Shelgi733/
Shelsi733/
Shelie733/
Seelsi732/
Celjio732/
Shelci732/
Selssi732/
Geliji731/
Scelci731/
Soelsi731/
Selshi731/
Seslie731/
Selies731/
Saljih731/
Seliyo731/
Setlej731/
Salhji731/
Seljay731/
Selgie731/
Selgii731/
Seliez731/
Selchi731/
Seleai731/
Geljid731/
Selije731/
Seleei731/
Soliji731/
Selehei67355/
Sieljes67137/
Seiliez6776/
Selyhei6757/
Szelies6742/
Scielzi6741/
Schelzi6733/
Dželjić6732/
Shellie6730/
Sieliet6723/
Selujja6723/
Seslier6723/
Seljeås6719/
Sheljoy6717/
Selhchi6712/
Salejie6710/
Shelçaj679/
Sheliyo676/
Selzier675/
Seleiyi674/
Zelaiji674/
Shelieh674/
Jelojji673/
Selsith673/
Salliji673/
Seljeøy673/
Sjoelie673/
Shailji672/
Selchie672/
Szelier672/
Seljouy672/
Sellesi672/
Selihie672/
Suelzie671/
Zeljaić671/
Schelie671/
Sheelie671/
Sheilja671/
Sheliea671/
Shelies671/
Shelija671/
Selssie671/
Szelgia671/
Sealier671/
Shelhie671/
Shelihi671/
Silajji671/
Saluiji671/
Saljiaj671/
Scelchi671/
Schelje671/
Seali'i671/
Seillié671/
Szielie671/
Szelija671/
Cesljić671/
Cheliji671/
Selaiye671/
Selehoi671/
Sealied671/
Schelci671/
Selehhi671/
Selgich671/
Saehlie671/
Shelkhi671/
Shelsie670/
Sheylie670/
Sceylie670/

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