Selev Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Selev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
The alternate forms: Šelev (2) are calculated separately.
Selev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Selev (Russian: Селев) occurs most in Bulgaria. It may also occur as a variant: Šelev. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selev? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,772,636th most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Selev live; 41 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 41 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in Bulgaria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,395,781. In Bulgaria it is most prevalent in: Shumen Province, where 60 percent reside, Montana Province, where 20 percent reside and Sofia City Province, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Bulgaria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 29 percent reside and South Africa, where 24 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selev in the Russian language | ||
| Селев | selev | - |
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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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- 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 Selev
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