Selfs Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Selfs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selfs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Selfs Last Name Facts

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

Selfs occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Selfs.

How Common Is The Last Name Selfs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Selfs live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Selfs is most common in: Texas, where 60 percent reside, Mississippi, where 20 percent reside and Oregon, where 20 percent reside.

Selfs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Selfs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selfs surname decreased 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selfs Last Name Statistics demography

Selfs earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.23% more than the national average, earning $58,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Self8936,179/
Slfs892/
Selfe801,720/
Jelfs801,072/
Selff8038/
Gelfs8028/
Selft805/
Sellf802/
Selbs802/
Shelf802/
Slfsj801/
Saelf801/
Szelf801/
Scelf801/
Shellf739/
Jelffs736/
Shelff733/
Schelf732/
Sielbs732/
Selphs731/
Shelfe731/
Selb67510/
Schelfe6745/
Zelf6719/
Silf6718/
Schelpf6713/
Selw673/
Schielf672/
Celf672/
Jlfs671/
Slfx671/
Seelhff671/
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 Selfs
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis