Seltane Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Seltane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seltane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1091:37,5682,954
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Seltane (438) may also be a first name.

Seltane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seltane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎﻧﻪ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seltane? popularity and diffusion

The surname Seltane is the 1,718,748th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Seltane reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Seltane is also the 409,668th most numerous first name internationally, held by 438 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 37,568. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 47 percent reside, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 21 percent reside and Assaba Region, where 9 percent reside. Barring Mauritania it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 1 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Seltane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seltane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎﻧﻪalsltanh52.71
ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻥsltan20.93
ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎﻧﺔalsltant10.85
ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎﻥalsltan8.53
ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻧﻪsltanh3.1
ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻧﺔsltant1.55
ﺍﺳﻠﻄﺎﻧﻪasltanh0.78
ﺍﺳﻠﻄﺎﻧﺔasltant0.78
ﺍﻟﺴﻄﺎﻧﺔalstant0.78

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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 Seltane
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