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 or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Seliga. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Šeliga? popularity and diffusion
Šeliga is the 450,743rd most frequently used last name at a global level, 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.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Slovakia, where it is borne by 423 people, or 1 in 12,616. In Slovakia it is most numerous in: Žilina Region, where 35 percent live, Prešov Region, where 24 percent live and Trenčín Region, where 22 percent live. Excluding Slovakia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 30 percent live and Slovenia, where 10 percent live.
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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