Seltene Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Seltene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seltene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden121:820,56361,223
France111:6,038,429280,838
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Seltene (11) may also be a first name.

Seltene Last Name Facts

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

Seltene (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎﻧﺔ) is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Seltene? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,185,033rd most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Seltene are found; 39 percent are found in Northern Europe and 34 percent are found in Scandinavia. Seltene is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 11 people.

Seltene is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 820,563. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 25 percent live, Dalarna County, where 8 percent live and Jämtland County, where 8 percent live. Besides Sweden this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in France, where 29 percent live and Tunisia, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Seltene Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seltene in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎﻧﺔalsltant-

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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 Seltene
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