Selbey Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Selbey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selbey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Selbey (12) may also be a first name.

Selbey Last Name Facts

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

Selbey is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selbey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Selbey is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Selbey reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 70 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England it is most frequent in: Tyne and Wear, where 57 percent reside, Staffordshire, where 14 percent reside and Greater London, where 14 percent reside. Outside of England it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent reside.

Selbey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Selbey has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 81 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selbey Last Name Statistics demography

Selbey earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 67.83% more than the national average, earning $72,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelbey929/
Selby9132,819/
Selbe91803/
Shellbey861/
Shelby8321,667/
Selbes83924/
Selbie83576/
Selber83530/
Selbee83228/
Selboe83139/
Silbey8396/
Zelbey8353/
Scelbe838/
Shelbe837/
Selbei834/
Selwey832/
Selbay832/
Selbea831/
Selbed831/
Selboy831/
Seulbe831/
Selbeş831/
Shlbey831/
Sielby830/
Sellby830/
Selbest7791/
Schelby7777/
Schelbe7721/
Shellby7712/
Selbher7710/
Shelbie778/
Shellbe777/
Shilbey773/
Selbaye772/
Shelbye771/
Selbayi771/
Selbech771/
Selbejo771/
Selbiya771/
Chelbey770/
Shelbyy770/
Shelboy770/
Shlby73850/
Selbi73713/
Silby73552/
Selwe73387/
Selba73204/
Silbe73164/
Gelbe73101/
Slboy7394/
Slebe7352/
Sølby7335/
Zelby7321/
Jelbe7311/
Gelby736/
Sleby736/
Sylbe734/
Sålby734/
Jelby733/
Selue732/
Sclby731/
Selbé731/
Celbe731/
Celby730/
Sylby730/
Shelbaya712,404/
Selbherr7188/
Schuelbe714/
Schelbie711/
Sselweye711/
D'Shelby711/
Schelber710/
Schellbe710/
Silber678,312/
Gilbey673,071/
Gelber672,967/
Selway672,540/
Saelue67884/
Shelbayeh67669/
Shelbaieh67406/
Scelba67170/
Scelbi67136/
Selbas67119/
Sellwe67117/
Selbou67105/
Gelbes6784/
Seloue6767/
Sylber6761/
Sleboe6750/
Zelber6745/
Sleber6742/
Gelbez6735/
Silbye6724/
Chelby6723/
Sellue6723/
Shilby6718/
Gelboy6717/
Shelbi6715/
Selveh6715/
Øsleby6714/
Jelbes6712/
Zelbet6711/
Selbai6711/
Gelbet6710/
Jellby679/
Shelba679/
Slebes676/
Seelue675/
Silbee674/
Shleby674/
Slevey674/
Szelba674/
Shellbaya674/
Silbet673/
Djelbe673/
Selbad673/
Seulbi672/
Celbie672/
Shelue672/
Celber672/
Slebay672/
Slebie672/
Selbio672/
Djelby672/
Saelwe672/
Celbei671/
Jilbey671/
Silbay671/
Selbis671/
Seluer671/
Selviy671/
Selbah671/
Zhelbe671/
Slbiya671/
Slebej671/
Shilbe671/
Silboy671/
Selwee671/
Selbat671/
Selbaş671/
Sílbye671/
Gelbee671/
D'Schelby671/
Shelbayah671/
Chelbe671/
Schlby671/
Selbaz671/
Seslue671/
Silbeu671/
Shlbiy671/
Slebeh671/
Sellvy670/
Sillby670/
Zilbey670/

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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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  • 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 Selbey
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