Šeliga Surname
Approximately 754 people bear this surname
Šeliga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 423 | 1:12,616 | 1,659 |
| Czechia | 226 | 1:47,051 | 7,851 |
| Slovenia | 74 | 1:33,617 | 6,581 |
| Croatia | 30 | 1:140,953 | 19,667 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Seliga (3,718) are calculated separately.
Šeliga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šeliga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Šeliga is more commonly found in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Seliga. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Šeliga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Šeliga is the 450,743rd most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 9,665,180 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šeliga reside; 86 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 86 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
The last name is most numerous in Slovakia, where it is carried by 423 people, or 1 in 12,616. In Slovakia Šeliga is primarily found in: Žilina Region, where 35 percent are found, Prešov Region, where 24 percent are found and Trenčín Region, where 22 percent are found. Beside Slovakia it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 30 percent are found and Slovenia, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seliga | 94 | 3,718 | / |
| Šeligo | 83 | 245 | / |
| Šaliga | 83 | 74 | / |
| Celiga | 83 | 10 | / |
| Zeliga | 83 | 6 | / |
| Šiliga | 83 | 5 | / |
| Szeliga | 77 | 7,020 | / |
| Cheliga | 77 | 646 | / |
| Sheliga | 77 | 74 | / |
| Seligau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Celioga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zeligha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zeligah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seligha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sieliga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scheliga | 71 | 873 | / |
| Seleigha | 71 | 6 | / |
| Cheligaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Szeligha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saliga | 67 | 1,460 | / |
| Siliga | 67 | 859 | / |
| Selega | 67 | 569 | / |
| Soliga | 67 | 240 | / |
| Seluga | 67 | 70 | / |
| Seligj | 67 | 58 | / |
| Seligi | 67 | 45 | / |
| Seligo | 67 | 43 | / |
| Selige | 67 | 30 | / |
| Celega | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ciliga | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zelega | 67 | 10 | / |
| Celigo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Šaluga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Syliga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeligi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zelige | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šoljga | 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 Šeliga
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