Šelaj Surname
4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia
Šelaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 18 | 1:234,922 | 26,068 |
The alternate forms: Selaj (427) are calculated separately.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selaj | 93 | 427 | / |
| Šela | 89 | 125 | / |
| Šelj | 89 | 59 | / |
| Çelaj | 80 | 2,964 | / |
| Celaj | 80 | 736 | / |
| Zelaj | 80 | 157 | / |
| Šalaj | 80 | 69 | / |
| Šelej | 80 | 13 | / |
| Šolaj | 80 | 5 | / |
| Xhelaj | 73 | 1,034 | / |
| Celaje | 73 | 420 | / |
| Selaja | 73 | 69 | / |
| Celaji | 73 | 45 | / |
| Selaji | 73 | 22 | / |
| Selaje | 73 | 20 | / |
| Celajs | 73 | 17 | / |
| Šalaja | 73 | 12 | / |
| Celaja | 73 | 6 | / |
| Zelaja | 73 | 3 | / |
| Seliaj | 73 | 2 | / |
| Xelaju | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shelaj | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chelaj | 73 | 2 | / |
| Šelais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zelaji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Šelejo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Celauj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Xelajú | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zelajo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Çelahj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sela | 67 | 23,489 | / |
| Çela | 67 | 13,886 | / |
| Zela | 67 | 9,563 | / |
| Cela | 67 | 8,818 | / |
| Šilj | 67 | 594 | / |
| Xela | 67 | 222 | / |
| Šala | 67 | 127 | / |
| Šíla | 67 | 89 | / |
| Selj | 67 | 33 | / |
| Shelaja | 67 | 30 | / |
| Selajes | 67 | 16 | / |
| Celajis | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zelj | 67 | 10 | / |
| Šila | 67 | 9 | / |
| Šele | 67 | 9 | / |
| Selajah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zelahja | 67 | 9 | / |
| Šelhaus | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chelaji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Šéla | 67 | 3 | / |
| Seilaja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Selajis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seylaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selajau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selhadj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selahij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chelaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shelaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selhaaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sealaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seelaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šēla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xelj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xheliaj | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Šelaj
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