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 surname Selff is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selff? popularity and diffusion

Selff is the 3,185,033rd most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 74 percent of Selff live; 74 percent live in Australasia and 74 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Selff is most widely held in Australia, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 964,132. In Australia Selff is most prevalent in: Queensland, where 79 percent are found and New South Wales, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account Australia it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs 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 over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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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