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
Selen Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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) occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Selén. Click here to see other potential spellings of Selen.
How Common Is The Last Name Selen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 84,327th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,271,601 people. The surname Selen is mostly found 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 frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 10,389 people.
Selen is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 3,966 people, or 1 in 19,622. In Turkey Selen is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 13 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 9 percent reside and Kahramanmaras Province, where 6 percent reside. Beside Turkey this last name exists in 56 countries. It also occurs in Guatemala, where 9 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 5 percent reside.
Selen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Selen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 348 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Selen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Selen surname is primarily Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Latin Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Selen are 17.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.59% being registered with the 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selen
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