Selebay Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Selebay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 19 | 1:232,028 | 14,625 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
Selebay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selebay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Selebay occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selebay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,116,508th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Selebay live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.
It is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 232,028. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Gbarpolu County, where 37 percent reside, Lofa County, where 26 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 26 percent reside. Excluding Liberia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Selebay
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