Selef Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Turkey

Selef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Turkey211:3,705,78295,296
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Selef (30) may also be a first name.

Selef Last Name Facts

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

Selef occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selef? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,506,728th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Selef occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Selef reside; 58 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 58 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Selef is also the 1,911,214th most widely held given name throughout the world, borne by 30 people.

The surname Selef is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 3,889,682. In Indonesia Selef is mostly concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 100 percent reside. Besides Indonesia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 36 percent reside and Kuwait, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelef9149/
Seleaf916/
Seslef916/
Selefe914/
Selevf911/
Selief911/
Sealef911/
Zselef911/
Seleff910/
Sealeaf83157/
Sheleaf8310/
Shellef837/
Sheleff835/
Setleff833/
Sieleaf832/
Schelef831/
Sieleff831/
Selieff831/
Shelief831/
Sehleaf831/
Seileff830/
Shielef830/
Sealeff830/
Seleb80133/
Salef8093/
Selif8018/
Selev8017/
Silef809/
Zelef806/
Solef805/
Selew802/
Jelef802/
Scheleff7720/
Sheileaf771/
Sheleaff771/
Sieleiff770/
Schelief770/
Chelef731,109/
Seleva73156/
Saelew73153/
Geleff73126/
Seleev73108/
Saleef7384/
Szlejf7373/
Shelev7368/
Seelev7335/
Selebø7332/
Seliev7323/
Sileaf7318/
Jeleff7316/
Zhelef7315/
Sheleb7314/
Saleff7312/
Djelef7312/
Seylev7310/
Sealew735/
Scelif734/
Shalef733/
Shelif733/
Seleuw732/
Salief732/
Sallef732/
Seleph731/
Seliff731/
Sileff731/
Zselev731/
Zehlef731/
Seilev731/
Celefe731/
Zeleff730/
Zelief730/
Zeleft730/
Schetleff711/
Setliff671,672/
Sheleph67381/
Saeliew67232/
Saeleaw6799/
Sheleva6772/
Seeleib6742/
Schelew6741/
Seeleva6738/
Sheleev6727/
Seyleva6724/
Sholeff6723/
Shellew6715/
Silieff6715/
Sealeaw6714/
Zseleva6711/
Schelev6710/
Seyleev6710/
Seyliev679/
Selephe677/
Sheylev676/
Seeleew676/
Selgeev675/
Sceleva675/
Saileaf675/
Sheliev674/
Shileaf674/
Saeleew674/
Saeleiw674/
Sealife674/
Zeleuff673/
Setlift673/
Schelif673/
Schalef673/
Shelife673/
Jeleiff673/
Shielev672/
Sheelev672/
Setlisf672/
Sisleaf672/
Scholef672/
Geleffe672/
Sealiew672/
Scielew671/
Setlife671/
Shalief671/
Shaleff671/
Cheleaf671/
Shheleb671/
Shellif671/
Sealeav671/
Sehleev671/
Seileva671/
Selheev671/
Sheleeb671/
Sheleib671/
Sohlief670/

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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 Selef
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