Selection Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Selection Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Selection Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran551:1,396,04656,996
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Selection (56) may also be a first name.

Selection Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selection occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selection? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,237,939th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Selection live; 76 percent live in South Asia and 76 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Selection is also the 1,321,957th most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 56 people.

Selection is most commonly used in Iran, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,396,046. In Iran it is most common in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 60 percent reside, West Azerbaijan Province, where 25 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Iran Selection occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selectina891/
Selektion891/
Celesctne671/
Seilegtim671/
Sailectim671/
Schilicting601/
Çeliktin5925/
Celiktin591/
Sailektim567/
Sailegtim562/
Chelikting536/
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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 Selection
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