Selbe Surname

429,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 803 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Selbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5461:663,84453,047
Cameroon1181:176,00918,652
Nigeria801:2,214,28475,532
France291:2,290,439180,028
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Laos41:1,647,081888
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

The alternate forms: Selbé (1) are calculated separately.

Selbe (2,688) may also be a first name.

Selbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selbe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻠﺐ) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Selbé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 429,441st most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 9,075,400 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Selbe are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 141,322nd most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 2,688 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 546 people, or 1 in 663,844. In The United States Selbe is mostly found in: West Virginia, where 27 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Colorado, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.

Selbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Selbe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selbe last name expanded 1,114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selbe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Selbe last name are 26.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.92% registered to vote for the party.

Selbe earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.86% less than the national average, earning $37,602 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selbé931/
Selbes91924/
Selbie91576/
Selber91530/
Selbee91228/
Selbey9110/
Scelbe918/
Shelbe917/
Selbei914/
Selbea911/
Selbed911/
Seulbe911/
Selbeş911/
Selbest8391/
Schelbe8321/
Selbher8310/
Shelbey839/
Shellbe837/
Selbech831/
Selby8032,819/
Selbi80713/
Selwe80387/
Selba80204/
Silbe80164/
Gelbe80101/
Slebe8052/
Jelbe8011/
Sylbe804/
Selue802/
Celbe801/
Selbherr7788/
Schuelbe774/
Schelbie771/
Shellbey771/
Schelber770/
Schellbe770/
Shelby7321,667/
Silber738,312/
Gelber732,967/
Saelue73884/
Scelba73170/
Scelbi73136/
Sellwe73117/
Silbey7396/
Gelbes7384/
Seloue7367/
Sylber7361/
Zelbey7353/
Zelber7345/
Sleber7342/
Gelbez7335/
Sellue7323/
Shelbi7315/
Selveh7315/
Jelbes7312/
Zelbet7311/
Selbai7311/
Gelbet7310/
Slebes736/
Seelue735/
Silbee734/
Szelba734/
Silbet733/
Djelbe733/
Selwey732/
Seulbi732/
Celbie732/
Selbay732/
Shelue732/
Celber732/
Slebie732/
Selbio732/
Saelwe732/
Celbei731/
Selbis731/
Selboy731/
Seluer731/
Zhelbe731/
Slebej731/
Shilbe731/
Selwee731/
Gelbee731/
Chelbe731/
Seslue731/
Silbeu731/
Shlbey731/
Slebeh731/
Sielby730/
Sellby730/
Schülbe67322/
Schilbe67197/
Chelbea67166/
Szilber6786/
Schelby6777/
Selbitz6728/
Sylbije6727/
Schlebe6723/
Shellby6712/
Saeluea6712/
Slba677/
Shellue677/
Chelber675/
Slebets674/
Shilbey673/
Gelbetz673/
Selbaja673/
Sillber672/
Gelbets672/
Slbi672/
Selouhe672/
Clbe672/
Schelbi672/
Schelue671/
Shellbi671/
Selbish671/
Seliues671/
Jelbech671/
Zelbest671/
Zellber671/
Silbesz671/
Sieloue671/
Sølbech671/
Schelwe671/
Saelwee671/
Zlbe671/
Zelberh671/
Chelbey670/
Shleber670/
Selouer670/
Shelbyy670/
Celbest670/
Shelboy670/
Sellver670/

Selbe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selbe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻠﺐslb-

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Selbe Reference & Research

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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 Selbe
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