Selenić Surname

683,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Selenić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selenić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia3871:18,4622,140
Croatia391:108,42616,784
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Selenic (41) are calculated separately.

Selenić Last Name Facts

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

Selenić occurs more in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Selenic. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selenić? popularity and diffusion

It is the 683,026th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 16,752,979 people. The last name Selenić is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Selenić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Selenić is most commonly held in Serbia, where it is carried by 387 people, or 1 in 18,462. In Serbia Selenić is most numerous in: Mačva District, where 40 percent reside, Kolubara District, where 22 percent reside and Belgrade, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Serbia it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 9 percent reside and Montenegro, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selenic9541/
Jelenić861,906/
Zelenić8687/
Selinić8611/
Selenich8016/
Celesnić803/
Seleniec801/
Selisnić801/
Scheleniz751/
Jelinić71616/
Jelenič7187/
Celinić7169/
Zelenic7120/
Selenitsch717/
Zelenič715/
Salinić711/
Zelenitz6736/
Jelenich6732/
Gelenitš678/
Gelenich677/
Jelenici672/
Celenicz671/
Salenicz671/
Zelenich671/

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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 Selenić
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