Selbu Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Selbu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 24 | 1:3,242,559 | 89,463 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
The alternate forms: Selbü (1) are calculated separately.
Selbu (13) may also be a first name.
Selbu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selbu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Selbu occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Selbü. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selbu? popularity and diffusion
Selbu is the 3,798,600th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Selbu are found; 89 percent are found in West Asia and 89 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Selbu is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used forename on earth It is held by 13 people.
The last name Selbu is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 3,242,559. In Turkey Selbu is primarily found in: Izmir Province, where 71 percent reside, Kars Province, where 17 percent reside and Aydin Province, where 13 percent reside. Besides Turkey this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 4 percent reside and Norway, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selbü | 93 | 1 | / |
| Selbou | 91 | 105 | / |
| Selbut | 91 | 61 | / |
| Selbuz | 91 | 49 | / |
| Shelbu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Selbus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gelbu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Xelbu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shlbu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Silbu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Selboe | 73 | 139 | / |
| Slebus | 73 | 71 | / |
| Silbut | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shilbu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shlebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Silbeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shelwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chelbu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Silbus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Seelbauth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selwuch | 67 | 20 | / |
| Chelbus | 67 | 13 | / |
| Xlbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silbult | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silbuit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zelbuch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schelbusch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Silbuss | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Selbu
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