Selbyg Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Selbyg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selbyg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway111:467,48139,375
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Selbyg Last Name Facts

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

Selbyg is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selbyg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Selbyg occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Selbyg are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequent in Norway, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 467,481. In Norway it is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 73 percent reside, Central Norway, where 18 percent reside and Western Norway, where 9 percent reside. Other than Norway this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Sweden, where 6 percent reside.

Selbyg Last Name Statistics demography

Selbyg earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.8% less than the national average, earning 315,634 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selbig83194/
Selbeg831/
Selbeig770/
Silbaygh713/
Selbik6764/
Slebyk6762/
Selbek6720/
Selweg672/
Zelbig671/
Gelbig671/
Selbic670/
Selwig670/

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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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  • 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 Selbyg
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