Seldal Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Seldal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seldal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2441:21,0752,717
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Seldal (27) may also be a first name.

Seldal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seldal occurs most in Norway. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seldal? popularity and diffusion

Seldal is the 728,955th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 18,310,417 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Seldal live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in Scandinavia. Seldal is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 27 people.

This last name is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 244 people, or 1 in 21,075. In Norway it is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 91 percent are found, Southern Norway, where 7 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 2 percent are found. Other than Norway this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Denmark, where 5 percent are found.

Seldal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Seldal last name are 9.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.96% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Seldal earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 12.97% more than the national average, earning 390,954 kr per year and in United States they earn 33.55% more than the national average, earning $57,624 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seldahl9232/
Selldal9210/
Sheldal922/
Seldall920/
Sldal911/
Sheldahl86383/
Selldahl866/
Sheldall864/
Sehldahl862/
Sheldale861/
Jeldal833/
Geldal831/
Sildal831/
Sledal830/
Schjeldal8031/
Shjeldahl801/
Jelldal778/
Slddall771/
Schjeldahl75100/
Szledall711/
Sleddall710/
Jøldal6710/
Jildal675/
Schildahl672/
Sldotl672/
Schyldahl670/
Gilldal622/
Gildale620/

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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 Seldal
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