Selya Surname
Approximately 878 people bear this surname
Selya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 618 | 1:85,666 | 8,702 |
| India | 58 | 1:13,225,265 | 229,403 |
| Indonesia | 58 | 1:2,280,159 | 138,233 |
| United States | 54 | 1:6,712,202 | 314,667 |
| Russia | 31 | 1:4,649,131 | 213,487 |
| Belarus | 18 | 1:527,837 | 48,523 |
| Turkmenistan | 9 | 1:609,901 | 4,112 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Selya (2,148) may also be a first name.
Selya Demographics
Average Selya Salary in
United States
$54,370 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Selya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Selya (Hindi: सेल्या, Marathi: सेलया, Russian: Селя) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Selya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 400,385th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 8,300,166 people. Selya is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Selya are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Selya is also the 161,899th most frequently held forename at a global level It is held by 2,148 people.
This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 618 people, or 1 in 85,666. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Simiyu Region, where 52 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 34 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 12 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.
Selya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Selya has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selya surname expanded 5,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Selya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Selya surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.
Selya earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.01% more than the national average, earning $54,370 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selya in the Marathi language | ||
| सेलया | selaya | - |
| Selya in the Hindi language | ||
| सेल्या | selya | 96.15 |
| शेल्या | selya | 3.85 |
| Selya in the Russian language | ||
| Селя | sela | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Selya
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