El Selek Surname

878,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

El Selek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Selek Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine2471:18,4163,035
Syria301:643,3675,706
Lebanon241:234,8789,056
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

El Selek Demographics

El Selek Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 14 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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El Selek Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El Selek Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname El Selek is carried by more people in Palestine than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El Selek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 878,878th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 23,737,935 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of El Selek live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Levant.

El Selek is most frequently used in Palestine, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 18,416. In Palestine El Selek is most prevalent in: Gaza Governorate, where 81 percent live, Rafah Governorate, where 18 percent live and Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, where 0 percent live. Besides Palestine this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 10 percent live and Lebanon, where 8 percent live.

El Selek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Salek8861/
El Selky8814/
El Selka885/
El Selkh884/
Al Selek884/
El Silek881/
Elselk869/
El Saleck828/
El Shalek823/
El Saleky822/
El-Shelek821/
Elsalek804/
El Salk804/
Alselek803/
Elselkh801/
El Silk801/
El Slak801/
Elsleky801/
El Selkawi78610/
El Selouky78154/
El Silak75275/
El Silkh75244/
Al Salek7510/
El Suluk754/
Al-Selek754/
El Aslkh751/
El Slkau751/
Alseleak751/
Elselake751/
Elh Assalek741/
El Solkhy7186/
El Salaky7135/
Elselakhi716/
Oliseleku715/
El Salaka714/
Alslek711/
Elslok711/
Elslik711/
El Selghy711/
El Sallak711/
Elselique711/
El Salick711/
Elh Assaleck705/
Allie Seleke701/
El Salkawi67488/
Alsalek67208/
Elçelik67184/
Elsalkh67128/
Al Sayelik6777/
El Salakhy675/
El Silq674/
El-Selouky673/
El Salakwy672/
El Slackhy672/
El Salouki672/
Elswilk671/
Elsalik671/
Alselka671/
Elcelik671/
El Sallaki671/
Alseleq671/
El Swailik671/
Elslegu670/
El Gileq631/
El Zalik631/
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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 El Selek
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