Selleng Surname
Approximately 244 people bear this surname
Selleng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 126 | 1:1,405,895 | 54,600 |
| Germany | 76 | 1:1,059,282 | 71,604 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Šelleng (74) are calculated separately.
Selleng (228) may also be a first name.
Selleng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selleng Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Selleng is found most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant: Šelleng. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selleng? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,032,007th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Selleng are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 594,918th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 228 people.
Selleng is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 1,405,895. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Taraba, where 51 percent reside and Plateau, where 49 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 31 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Selleng
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