Selff Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Selff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia281:964,13257,058
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Selff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selff occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,185,033rd most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Selff are found; 74 percent are found in Australasia and 74 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most commonly held in Australia, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 964,132. In Australia it is most numerous in: Queensland, where 79 percent are found and New South Wales, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Australia it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Belarus, where 3 percent are found.

Selff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Selff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 160 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selff Last Name Statistics demography

Selff earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 120.67% more than the national average, earning $95,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelff913/
Self8936,179/
Slff891/
Seelhff831/
Selfe801,720/
Gelff8033/
Selfs805/
Selft805/
Shelf802/
Sellf802/
Sleff802/
Scelf801/
Szelf801/
Saelf801/
Jelff800/
Slf754/
Shellf739/
Jelffs736/
Jelhff732/
Schelf732/
Shelfe731/
Zelhff731/
Sleffe731/
Shleff731/
Jelf67549/
Selb67510/
Gelf6793/
Schelfe6745/
Schilff6735/
Schleff6733/
Zelf6719/
Silf6718/
Schelpf6713/
Slef678/
Slfe676/
Selw673/
Slfs672/
Schielf672/
Celf672/
Zlff671/
Sjlf671/
Jslf671/
Jlff671/
Clff671/
Slfh671/
Schelft670/

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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 Selff
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