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) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selta? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selta is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Selta is primarily found in Asia, where 32 percent of Selta live; 28 percent live in Southeast Asia and 28 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Selta is also the 492,367th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 318 people.

The surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 26,449,839. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: South Sulawesi, where 80 percent live and Bengkulu, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 16 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live.

Selta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Selta has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selta 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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