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 surname Selbe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻠﺐ) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Selbé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selbe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 429,441st most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 9,075,400 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Selbe reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 141,322nd most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 2,688 people.

Selbe is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 546 people, or 1 in 663,844. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: West Virginia, where 27 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and Colorado, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 15 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.

Selbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Selbe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selbe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Selbe surname are 26.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.92% registered to vote for the political 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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