Seltana Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Seltana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seltana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria151:2,575,43744,639
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
France11:66,422,722504,397
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Seltana (1,219) may also be a first name.

Seltana Last Name Facts

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

Seltana (Arabic: سلتينا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎﻧﻪ) is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seltana? popularity and diffusion

Seltana is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Seltana are found; 82 percent are found in North Africa and 82 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 226,689th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 1,219 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 2,575,437. Besides Algeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Tunisia, where 29 percent live and Mauritania, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seltanna932/
Sltana9230/
Seltani86381/
Seltane86113/
Siltana8622/
Shltana863/
Slthana863/
Syltana862/
Seltany862/
Sltanay861/
Celtana861/
Sjltana861/
Seltena861/
Suultana8015/
Suiltana806/
Shlthana803/
Sylthana801/
Seltanie801/
Scheltena757/
Seglitano755/
Suilthana751/
Siltane7113/
Siltany713/
Zeltane712/
Seltone712/
Siltani712/
Celtano711/
Selthatner711/
Jyltana711/
Zeltani711/
Giltana710/
Sheltone671/
Cheltane671/
Syltaani671/
Zeltaine671/
Suiltany671/

Seltana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seltana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎﻧﻪalsltanh68.95
ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎﻧﺔalsltant17.33
ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻧﻪsltanh6.14
ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎﻥalsltan4.69
ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻥsltan0.72
ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻧﺔsltant0.72
ﺳﺎﻃﺎﻧﺔsatant0.36
ﺍﻟﺼﻠﻄﺎﻧﻪalsltanh0.36
ﺍﻟﺼﻠﻄﺎﻧﺔalsltant0.36
ﺍﻟﺼﻠﻄﺎﻥalsltan0.36
Seltana in the Arabic language
سلتيناsltyna-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Seltana
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