Seltan Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Seltan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seltan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Turkey601:1,297,02453,536
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Northern Cyprus71:45,5737,927
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Seltan (55) may also be a first name.

Seltan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seltan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻥ, Russian: Сэлтан) is carried by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Seltan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,055,483rd most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Seltan live; 59 percent live in North Africa and 59 percent live in Mahgreb. Seltan is also the 1,336,256th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 55 people.

The last name Seltan is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Apart from Morocco this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 25 percent reside and Malaysia, where 5 percent reside.

Seltan Last Name Statistics demography

Seltan earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 32.68% less than the national average, earning 232,987 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soeltan92128/
Seltane92113/
Sueltan9217/
Sheltan925/
Seultan922/
Seltang921/
Seltann921/
Selthan920/
Sltan91738/
Shelttan8610/
Shelthan861/
Scheltan860/
Siltan831,494/
Selton83271/
Celtan8371/
Syltan8339/
Jeltan8316/
Sltanh838/
Shltan831/
Söltan831/
Seltam831/
Seltanova801/
Shelton77132,199/
Slettan7767/
Selthon7714/
Sletean7713/
Siltane7713/
Soelton7712/
Zheltan7711/
Suultan776/
Suiltan775/
Saelton774/
Scelton773/
Djeltan773/
Suelton772/
Seltone772/
Sellton772/
Silthan772/
Zeltane772/
Seltham771/
Geltand771/
Sehlton771/
Slhtanh771/
Cheltan771/
Jeltane771/
Sielton770/
Slton730/
Schelton7147/
Soelthon7144/
Djeltane7141/
Sletaune7120/
Shellton7115/
Seltoing712/
Sheldton712/
Sheltone711/
Hshelton711/
Shilttan711/
Shelthon711/
Sheltoin711/
Sheltonn711/
Sheltton711/
Zeltaine711/
Cheltane711/
Slettgan710/
Chelthan710/
Sheltoon710/
Celton67795/
Silton67309/
Gelton67122/
Ciltan6744/
Jelton6735/
Zelton6718/
Sültanova6714/
Siltanova675/
Giltan674/
Çiltan672/
D'Shelton672/
Sleton671/
Sylton671/
Schiltgan671/
Slettaune671/
Hslton671/
Sheltonne671/
Siltam671/
Syltanova671/
Cheheltan671/
Jlthan671/
Zeltam671/
Schoelton670/

Seltan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seltan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻥsltan-
Seltan in the Russian language
Сэлтанseltan-

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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 Seltan
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