Selariu Surname

630,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Selariu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selariu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania4231:47,4655,912
Greece221:503,62763,727
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Şelariu (67) are calculated separately.

Selariu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selariu is borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Şelariu. Click here to see other potential spellings of Selariu.

How Common Is The Last Name Selariu? popularity and diffusion

Selariu is the 630,290th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 15,025,868 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Selariu reside; 87 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Romania, where it is carried by 423 people, or 1 in 47,465. In Romania it is mostly found in: Timiș County, where 36 percent are found, Caraș-Severin County, where 22 percent are found and Argeș County, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Romania it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 5 percent are found and Qatar, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şelariu9567/
Selarius932/
Salariu86412/
Zelariu864/
Chelariu803,810/
Cislariu80649/
Celarius8051/
Shelaryu808/
Silarius804/
Chelaroiu751/
Salarajiu751/
Shilariju751/
Şalariu7130/
Zalariu7120/
Cîșlariu6769/
Chilariu6762/
Şelăroiu6740/
Solerieu6737/
Cilarius6713/
Shilarju6712/
Shalaryu673/
Sholaryu671/
Zileriu57136/

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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
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  • 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 Selariu
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