Selkha Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Selkha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Selkha (76) may also be a first name.
Selkha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selkha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Selkha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻜﻪ, Hindi: सेलखा) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selkha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Selkha is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Selkha are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Selkha is also the 1,107,702nd most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 76 people.
The surname is most common in Mauritania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 50 percent reside and Trarza Region, where 50 percent reside. Not including Mauritania Selkha occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 25 percent reside and Iran, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selkha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selkha in the Hindi language | ||
| सेलखा | selakha | - |
| Selkha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻠﻜﻪ | slkh | 60 |
| ﺳﻠﻜﻬﺎ | slkha | 22.86 |
| ﺍﺳﻠﻜﻪ | aslkh | 11.43 |
| ﺇﺳﻠﻜﻬﺎ | aslkha | 2.86 |
| ﺇﺳﻠﻜﻪ | aslkh | 2.86 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selkha
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