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

The surname Seleš occurs most in Serbia. It may also appear as a variant: Seles, Seleş, Séleš or Šeleš. Click here for further potential spellings of Seleš.

How Common Is The Last Name Seleš? popularity and diffusion

It is the 674,066th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 16,450,442 people. The last name Seleš is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Seleš live; 85 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Seleš is most commonly used in Serbia, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 34,024. In Serbia it is primarily found in: North Banat District, where 43 percent reside, North Bačka District, where 27 percent reside and Central Banat District, where 17 percent reside. Other than Serbia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 37 percent reside and Slovakia, where 14 percent reside.

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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