Selta Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Selta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Selta (318) may also be a first name.

Selta Last Name Facts

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

Selta (Hindi: सेलता) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selta? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 32 percent of Selta are found; 28 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 28 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Selta is also the 492,367th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 318 people.

The last name Selta is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 26,449,839. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: South Sulawesi, where 80 percent reside and Bengkulu, where 20 percent reside. Besides Indonesia it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 16 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside.

Selta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Selta has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scelta91256/
Suelta91129/
Shelta916/
Seltha912/
Seltea912/
Seltas911/
Seelta911/
Seltaj911/
Seltay911/
Slta896/
Sheelta831/
Sheltta831/
Sleta801,312/
Celta80370/
Sylta80280/
Selti80233/
Silta80150/
Selte80119/
Zelta8081/
Selto8030/
Gelta8018/
Jelta8016/
Selty8012/
Sltga808/
Sltat801/
Slhta800/
Scheltat774/
Shelteau770/
Suelto733,917/
Selter731,679/
Tjelta73718/
Shelte73709/
Sletta73528/
Slåtta73207/
Shelto73109/
Seltit7397/
Shilta7345/
Scelti7332/
Scelto7329/
Geltat7327/
Seldte7323/
Shelti7315/
Seltes737/
Slehta736/
Selthe734/
Seltis734/
Slætta734/
Zuelta734/
Zhelta734/
Djelta734/
Shelty733/
Silhta733/
Seltey732/
Shleta732/
Zeltha731/
Sldtha731/
Siltaj731/
Sellte731/
Seltez731/
Seltie731/
Seltio731/
Seltos731/
Sielte731/
Seulto731/
Suelte731/
Suelti731/
Schlta731/
Scilta731/
Seltou731/
Gielta731/
Siltağ731/
Scelte730/
Seltte730/
Sielto730/
Schelthas710/
Schelte67357/
Shillta6721/
Zlta676/
Selther675/
Jlta675/
Sheldto673/
Slto673/
Djeltat673/
Sheltoh672/
Gelttas671/
Shsilta671/
Shellto671/
Sheltto671/
Selhtti671/
Selltto671/
Selteer671/
Selthou671/
Djeltai671/
Zhellta671/
Silteau671/
Schelté671/
Zeltaat671/
Sheltey670/
Seeltes670/
Shellte670/
Scelter670/
Sheelty670/

Selta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selta in the Hindi language
सेलताselata75
सेल्ताselta25

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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
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  • 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 Selta
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