Selfu Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Selfu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selfu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Selfu (15) may also be a first name.

Selfu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selfu is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selfu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,394,033rd most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Selfu reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Selfu is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name in the world, held by 15 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 1,990,740. Excluding Ethiopia Selfu is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 16 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selfus911/
Selfouh834/
Selfaux830/
Gelfu802/
Selfhout7733/
Gelfus7323/
Gelfuß733/
Silfau731/
Zelfou731/
Silfus730/
Schelfout71136/
Schelfhout672,236/
Schelfhaut67275/
Gehlfuß6733/
Gelfuss6710/
Schelfaudt671/
Gelfuhs671/
Gehlfus671/
Zelfout671/
Xlfu671/
Chelfou670/
Schelfhaudt6325/
Silfhout62115/
Chelfouh6287/
Gehlfuss6233/
Gehlfuhs6210/
Djelfous621/
Gilfu601/
Chelfouhe571/
Gilfus55199/
Zilfou5521/
Gilfau551/
Gilfaut5020/
Gilfuis509/
Gilfaud501/
Celphus501/
Slephus500/

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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 Selfu
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