Selander Surname

124,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Selander Surname User-submission:

Swedish: ornamental name composed of the place name element, sel, meaning 'stretch of smooth water' + the suffix -ander, from the Greek, aner, meaning 'man'.

Selander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,6851:5,844540
United States1,4191:255,43324,203
Finland2421:22,7143,170
Norway1081:47,6146,821
Denmark1041:54,2765,548
Canada371:995,82774,831
Austria131:655,03358,041
Estonia121:110,15019,471
England121:4,643,172139,951
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Selander (18) may also be a first name.

Selander Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Swedish: ornamental name composed of the place name element, sel, meaning 'stretch of smooth water' + the suffix -ander, from the Greek, aner, meaning 'man'.

- arengel

Selander Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selander (Hindi: शीलेन्द्र) is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selander? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selander is the 124,100th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,983,006 people. The last name Selander is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Selander live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name globally, held by 18 people.

It is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is carried by 1,685 people, or 1 in 5,844. In Sweden Selander is most common in: Stockholm County, where 24 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent live and Skåne County, where 13 percent live. Other than Sweden it is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent live and Finland, where 7 percent live.

Selander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Selander has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Selander last name expanded 2,628 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 240 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Selander Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Selander surname are 4.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.62% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Selander earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 8.55% less than the national average, earning 316,504 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.05% more than the national average, earning R 325,680 per year; in United States they earn 15.43% more than the national average, earning $49,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.38% less than the national average, earning $48,998 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelander94367/
Sealander94357/
Seelander9491/
Sehlander941/
Seylander940/
Seilander940/
Schelander89244/
Seelaender8940/
Shellander896/
Sjoelander892/
Seallander891/
Silander881,492/
Celander88656/
Salander88647/
Solander88497/
Gelander88116/
Jelander8886/
Sylander8869/
Zelander8852/
Selender8834/
Shelande886/
Sjölander822,339/
Sallander82455/
Sholander82171/
Sollander82135/
Sahlander82107/
Själander8283/
Seeländer8280/
Shilander8274/
Shalander8254/
Zealander8238/
Zeelander8226/
Gislander8226/
Zeilander8221/
Soilander8219/
Tjelander8217/
Sieländer8213/
Silyander828/
Sohlander825/
Zyslander824/
Zehlander822/
Saylander822/
Shylander821/
Sjalander821/
Sailander821/
Chelander820/
Sjilander820/
Sislander820/
Sojlander820/
Silande8031/
Selandi802/
Scholander78166/
Schylander78125/
Schölander78104/
Shillander7839/
Chealander7835/
Schalander7821/
Shellender7817/
Schälander7813/
Schilander784/
Schelender784/
Shailander783/
Salliander783/
Sallandier782/
Celender75197/
Solender75141/
Salender75117/
Xylander75109/
Sailande7583/
Gelender7550/
Gilander7524/
Cilander7519/
Jilander759/
Jelender754/
Zilander753/
Zelender751/
Siliande751/
Saländer751/
Syländer751/
Silender751/
Zylander750/
Schollander7417/
Sahlender71196/
Sollender7187/
Shalandir7141/
Sailender7119/
Sallender7114/
Shalender7111/
Shilender717/
Zahlander717/
Shylender716/
Zeilender715/
Sallandır714/
Tjylander711/
Chelender711/
Shillande711/
Cuilander710/
Chilander710/
Zollander710/
Sjolender710/
Shailender6795/
Silandi6753/
Silonde675/
Szahlender673/
Hgihlander671/
Shalandhir671/
Sylandi671/
Sholeender671/
Chitlander670/

Selander Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selander in the Hindi language
शीलेन्द्रsilendra-

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