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 surname Selkha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻜﻪ, Hindi: सेलखा) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Selkha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selkha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Selkha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Selkha live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 76 people.
It is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 50 percent are found and Trarza Region, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Mauritania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 25 percent are found and Iran, where 25 percent are found.
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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