Selbek Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Selbek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selbek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway181:285,68329,080
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715

Selbek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selbek occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selbek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. Selbek is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Selbek reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Selbek is most widespread in Norway, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 285,683. In Norway Selbek is mostly concentrated in: Central Norway, where 56 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 33 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 11 percent are found. Beside Norway this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Ireland, where 10 percent are found.

Selbek Last Name Statistics demography

Selbek earn significantly more than the average income. In Norway they earn 27.42% more than the national average, earning 440,984 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selbekk92221/
Selbeck92112/
Shelbek921/
Sielbeck8673/
Sellbeck860/
Soelbeck860/
Celbek83299/
Selbik8364/
Gelbek8318/
Sølbek837/
Silbek832/
Selbeg831/
Schelbeck8035/
Shchelbek801/
Szilbek7783/
Sølbeck7755/
Gelbeke7721/
Shlebek7716/
Gelbeck779/
Sölbeck771/
Shelbik771/
Silbeck771/
Shlbeek771/
Selbeig770/
Slebeck770/
Scheelbeek7554/
Gelbecke7132/
Zellbeck713/
Schlebek711/
Chelbeck711/
Djelbekh711/
Shilbeck710/
Žlebek67216/
Selbig67194/
Slebyk6762/
Slebik6742/
Schlebeck6723/
Selbyg6717/
Selbikova6715/
Zlebek678/
Clebek672/
Sylbekova672/
Silbekova671/
Selbic670/
Schilbeck670/

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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 Selbek
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