Selback Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Norway

Selback Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selback Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Norway81:642,78647,258
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Selback Last Name Facts

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

Selback is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selback? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selback is the 3,274,477th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Selback are found; 61 percent are found in South America and 61 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname Selback is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 9,730,651. In Brazil Selback is primarily concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 95 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 5 percent reside. Other than Brazil this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Selback Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Selback has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selback last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selback Last Name Statistics demography

Selback earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 4.14% more than the national average, earning 360,404 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelback9353/
Seelback9315/
Sellback932/
Selbak92102/
Shellback8817/
Selbakh8626/
Gelback8618/
Seelbac863/
Selwack863/
Silback861/
Schellback8214/
Jellback8028/
Shelbakh8021/
Gehlback807/
Selbacch805/
Cehlback800/
Gelbak7743/
Jelbak7728/
Silbak7722/
Slebak771/
Selbag770/
Selbakova7513/
Schleback755/
Selbaková752/
Schilback750/
Selbouk71204/
Hjelbak7139/
Shlebak7121/
Slåbakk7110/
Gelbakh715/
Zelbakh712/
Cleback712/
Slebock712/
Selbokh711/
Gilback710/
Schillback710/
Gillback6716/
Seelbagh671/
Jlbak671/
Chilback670/
Selbaugh670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Selback
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis