Selen Surname
Approximately 5,731 people bear this surname
Selen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 3,966 | 1:19,622 | 2,337 |
| Guatemala | 533 | 1:30,174 | 1,874 |
| Netherlands | 299 | 1:56,479 | 9,705 |
| Philippines | 178 | 1:568,754 | 63,329 |
| Belgium | 125 | 1:91,973 | 14,233 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| United States | 80 | 1:4,530,737 | 237,840 |
| Russia | 56 | 1:2,573,626 | 147,394 |
| Norway | 53 | 1:97,024 | 13,264 |
| Finland | 37 | 1:148,560 | 13,684 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| Palestine | 24 | 1:189,535 | 9,079 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| Ukraine | 14 | 1:3,251,621 | 182,804 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Azerbaijan | 8 | 1:1,206,140 | 16,795 |
| Northern Cyprus | 7 | 1:45,573 | 7,927 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
The alternate forms: Selén (137) are calculated separately.
Selen (10,389) may also be a first name.
Selen Demographics
Average Selen Salary in
United States
$55,069 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Selen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Selen (Georgian: სელენ, Hindi: सेलेन, Marathi: सेलेन, Oriya: େସେଲନ, Russian: Селен) is found most frequently in Turkey. It may also occur as a variant: Selén. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Selen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 84,327th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,271,601 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Selen reside; 64 percent reside in West Asia and 62 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Selen is also the 59,715th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 10,389 people.
Selen is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 3,966 people, or 1 in 19,622. In Turkey Selen is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 13 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 9 percent reside and Kahramanmaras Province, where 6 percent reside. Besides Turkey Selen is found in 56 countries. It is also common in Guatemala, where 9 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 5 percent reside.
Selen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Selen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Selen surname grew 348 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Selen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Selen surname is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Latin Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Selen surname are 17.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70.59% registered with the political party.
The amount Selen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 9.02% more than the national average, earning 377,312 kr per year and in United States they earn 27.63% more than the national average, earning $55,069 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selen in the Georgian language | ||
| სელენ | selen | - |
| Selen in the Oriya language | ||
| େସେଲନ | eselana | 92.31 |
| େସେଲନ୍ | eselan | 7.69 |
| Selen in the Hindi language | ||
| सेलेन | selena | 66.67 |
| शैलेन | sailena | 16.67 |
| सेलेना | selena | 16.67 |
| Selen in the Marathi language | ||
| सेलेन | selena | 37.5 |
| सॅलेन | selena | 37.5 |
| सेलॅन | selena | 12.5 |
| ेलेन | elena | 12.5 |
| Selen in the Russian language | ||
| Селен | selen | - |
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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 Selen
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