Selel Surname

914,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Selel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2531:182,52913,729
Turkey171:4,577,731104,623
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Selel (11) may also be a first name.

Selel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻞ) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 914,967th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 25,129,469 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Selel live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Selel is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name internationally, held by 11 people.

The surname Selel is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 253 people, or 1 in 182,529. In Kenya Selel is most common in: Narok County, where 94 percent are found, Garissa County, where 4 percent are found and Bomet County, where 2 percent are found. Barring Kenya Selel is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 6 percent are found and Somalia, where 3 percent are found.

Selel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (71%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelel917/
Seleel915/
Seilel913/
Seliel912/
Seluel912/
Sielel912/
Slel891/
Schelel832/
Shelell832/
Sheleel831/
Selehel831/
Sheliel831/
Seelell831/
Sealell830/
Sellele830/
Salel80567/
Solel80180/
Gelel8027/
Jelel8018/
Silel8017/
Selil806/
Slele803/
Celel802/
Shlel801/
Zelel801/
Slehl801/
Slell801/
Selelova771/
Seithlel771/
Scheilel770/
Silele73338/
Jeleel73323/
Shelil73245/
Soilel7355/
Chelel7342/
Sailel7319/
Selgil7318/
Solell7318/
Shalel7313/
Sallel7313/
Zeleul739/
Salehl735/
Geleel735/
Jelell734/
Sollel732/
Shilel732/
Zeluel732/
Djelel731/
Shlehl731/
Jeelel731/
Seluul731/
Gielel731/
Schlel731/
Salell731/
Sholel731/
Sailele6722/
Schlele6710/
Sellowa679/
Sellova672/
Setlele672/
Selille671/
Jheleel671/
Shallel671/
Seilele671/
Geleșel671/
Zelelle671/
Chehlel671/
Sitlele671/
Zlel671/
Shalell670/

Selel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻠﻞsll-

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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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  • 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 Selel
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