Family name Seltan (Seltan 
) , in the entire world, is a rare surname. The cognomen Seltan is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Oman, where it is quite a rare surname, Qatar, and Jordan, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Algeria, Oman, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, Seltan is the forename as well as the last name.