Seleš Surname

674,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Seleš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seleš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia2101:34,0243,573
Croatia1651:25,6285,316
Slovakia631:84,70616,342
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Seles (3,087), Seleş (609), Séleš (29) & Šeleš (2) are calculated separately.

Seleš Last Name Facts

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

Seleš occurs most in Serbia. It may also occur as a variant: Seles, Seleş, Séleš or Šeleš. Click here to see other possible spellings of Seleš.

How Common Is The Last Name Seleš? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 674,066th most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 16,450,442 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Seleš reside; 85 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Serbia, where it is borne by 210 people, or 1 in 34,024. In Serbia it is primarily found in: North Banat District, where 43 percent are found, North Bačka District, where 27 percent are found and Central Banat District, where 17 percent are found. Not including Serbia Seleš occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 37 percent are found and Slovakia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seles933,087/
Seleş93609/
Séleš9329/
Šeleš932/
Szeleš9130/
Selec80193/
Síleš80118/
Selex8028/
Selez8021/
Selej809/
Sileš806/
Seliš802/
Selešová7775/
Seales734,197/
Szeles733,457/
Selesh732,633/
Selese73139/
Selest7393/
Selise7387/
Seiles7384/
Selech7379/
Selice7360/
Szeleś7360/
Szelec7349/
Sceles7336/
Seletz7332/
Selets7326/
Selece7326/
Sieles7318/
Sheles7315/
Sesles7312/
Setles736/
Sielex736/
Széleš736/
Selges736/
Seleus735/
Seeles735/
Sseles733/
Sielec732/
Shelej732/
Seelex732/
Shelez731/
Seledz731/
Selejh731/
Seless731/
Selesz731/
Sehles731/
Selies731/
Setlej731/
Seules731/
Seliez731/
Seleac731/
Selecz731/
Seleis731/
Seyles730/
Szelešová7138/
Shelest6716,992/
Settles677,554/
Seleshe676,290/
Szelest671,596/
Seleise67325/
Sheales67149/
Szelech67127/
Sceales67114/
Seilles67109/
Seloise6799/
Sheiles6786/
Seiliez6776/
Selesse6775/
Szelecz6770/
Scheles6766/
Sceeles6756/
Seitles6749/
Selitse6744/
Szelies6742/
Szeless6741/
Seilhes6738/
Shelesh6731/
Setless6720/
Shelles6720/
Selishe6720/
Seletse6716/
Shieles6715/
Sealise6715/
Seilesh6713/
Shelets678/
Selesch678/
Seleszt678/
Setlech674/
Sealice673/
Selisse672/
Scelese671/
Shelech671/
Shelice671/
Shelies671/
Seleach671/
Seasles671/
Seatles671/
Seetles671/
Seelees671/
Sheilex671/
Sealyse671/
Seillez671/
Selezzt671/
Szelesz671/
Sielesh671/
Setlese671/
Shelese670/
Sjieles670/
Sealeas670/
Seliche670/
Seitlez670/

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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 Seleš
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