Selel Surname
Approximately 290 people bear this surname
Selel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 253 | 1:182,529 | 13,729 |
| Turkey | 17 | 1:4,577,731 | 104,623 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Selel (11) may also be a first name.
Selel Demographics
Selel Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Selel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Selel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻞ) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 914,967th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 25,129,469 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Selel live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 11 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 253 people, or 1 in 182,529. In Kenya Selel is most numerous in: Narok County, where 94 percent are found, Garissa County, where 4 percent are found and Bomet County, where 2 percent are found. Other than Kenya it 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 adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (71%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelel | 91 | 7 | / |
| Seleel | 91 | 5 | / |
| Seilel | 91 | 3 | / |
| Seliel | 91 | 2 | / |
| Seluel | 91 | 2 | / |
| Sielel | 91 | 2 | / |
| Slel | 89 | 1 | / |
| Schelel | 83 | 2 | / |
| Shelell | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sheleel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Selehel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sheliel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Seelell | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sealell | 83 | 0 | / |
| Sellele | 83 | 0 | / |
| Salel | 80 | 567 | / |
| Solel | 80 | 180 | / |
| Gelel | 80 | 27 | / |
| Jelel | 80 | 18 | / |
| Silel | 80 | 17 | / |
| Selil | 80 | 6 | / |
| Slele | 80 | 3 | / |
| Celel | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shlel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zelel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Slehl | 80 | 1 | / |
| Slell | 80 | 1 | / |
| Selelova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seithlel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scheilel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Silele | 73 | 338 | / |
| Jeleel | 73 | 323 | / |
| Shelil | 73 | 245 | / |
| Soilel | 73 | 55 | / |
| Chelel | 73 | 42 | / |
| Sailel | 73 | 19 | / |
| Selgil | 73 | 18 | / |
| Solell | 73 | 18 | / |
| Shalel | 73 | 13 | / |
| Sallel | 73 | 13 | / |
| Zeleul | 73 | 9 | / |
| Salehl | 73 | 5 | / |
| Geleel | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jelell | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sollel | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shilel | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zeluel | 73 | 2 | / |
| Djelel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shlehl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeelel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seluul | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gielel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schlel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Salell | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sholel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sailele | 67 | 22 | / |
| Schlele | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sellowa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sellova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Setlele | 67 | 2 | / |
| Selille | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jheleel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shallel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seilele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geleșel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zelelle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chehlel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sitlele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zlel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shalell | 67 | 0 | / |
Selel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻠﻞ | sll | - |
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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 Selel
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