Selfors Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Selfors Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selfors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1801:28,5683,928
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Selfors Last Name Facts

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

Selfors is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selfors? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 830,559th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 21,884,522 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Selfors are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 28,568. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Northern Norway, where 55 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 23 percent live and Western Norway, where 9 percent live. Beside Norway it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent live and Sweden, where 8 percent live.

Selfors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Selfors has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selfors surname grew 11,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selfors Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Selfors last name are 37.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Selfors earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 12.6% less than the national average, earning 302,471 kr per year and in United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sellfors9345/
Selforsjø881/
Silfors8623/
Sålfors866/
Jelfors861/
Sillfors80109/
Sällfors8014/
Syllfors801/
Schelfhorst78122/
Gelfars7119/
Gillfors6715/
Clevfors676/
Schlefers639/
Hjällfors631/
Zlfers623/
Zlfars621/
Schlephorst5641/

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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 Selfors
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