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) occurs in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Seltana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Seltana is the 3,730,171st most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Seltana live; 82 percent live in North Africa and 82 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 226,689th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 1,219 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 2,575,437. Not including Algeria this surname occurs 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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