Selander Surname
Approximately 3,675 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1,685 | 1:5,844 | 540 |
| United States | 1,419 | 1:255,433 | 24,203 |
| Finland | 242 | 1:22,714 | 3,170 |
| Norway | 108 | 1:47,614 | 6,821 |
| Denmark | 104 | 1:54,276 | 5,548 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 54 | 1:929,976 | 55,839 |
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'.
- arengelSelander Demographics
Average Male Selander Height
176.06 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Selander Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selander in the Hindi language | ||
| शीलेन्द्र | silendra | - |
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