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
Selleng occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms: Šelleng. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Selleng? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,032,007th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 52 percent of Selleng live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Selleng is also the 594,918th most common first name at a global level, held by 228 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 1,405,895. In Nigeria it is most common in: Taraba, where 51 percent are found and Plateau, where 49 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 31 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.
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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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