Selif Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Selif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

The alternate forms: Šelif (1) are calculated separately.

Selif (118) may also be a first name.

Selif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selif is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may also appear as a variant: Šelif. Click here to see other potential spellings of Selif.

How Common Is The Last Name Selif? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Selif occurs mostly in Asia, where 56 percent of Selif reside; 56 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 56 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 859,937th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 118 people.

Selif is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 10,123,822. In The Philippines Selif is mostly found in: Soccsksargen, where 90 percent reside and Davao Region, where 10 percent reside. Besides The Philippines it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Belgium, where 6 percent reside.

Selif Last Name Statistics demography

Selif earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šelif931/
Scelif914/
Shelif913/
Seliff911/
Selief911/
Setliff831,672/
Sealife834/
Setlift833/
Schelif833/
Shelife833/
Setlisf832/
Setlife831/
Selieff831/
Shelief831/
Shellif831/
Salif803,523/
Selib8063/
Selef8059/
Seliv8025/
Solif8015/
Zelif808/
Jelif805/
Silif802/
Gelif801/
Setliffe7751/
Settliff773/
Shetliff771/
Selifova771/
Sieleiff770/
Schelief770/
Sietliff770/
Saeliw73562/
Zeliff73388/
Chelif73336/
Shalif73246/
Shelef7349/
Seliev7323/
Sealiv739/
Seleaf736/
Seslef736/
Selaib734/
Selefe734/
Saliff734/
Zehlif733/
Sallif733/
Salief732/
Sealiw732/
Salaif731/
Jeliff731/
Zelift731/
Selibh731/
Szolif731/
Selevf731/
Sealef731/
Silife731/
Zselef731/
Djelif731/
Seeliw731/
Saeliv731/
Sheliw731/
Zelief730/
Seleff730/
Getlif730/
Jelife730/
Zealif730/
Shetliffe71102/
Seatliffe710/
Saeliew67232/
Sealeaf67157/
Getliff6755/
Seeleib6742/
Silieff6715/
Sheleaf6710/
Seyliev679/
Shellef677/
Sheleff675/
Sheliev674/
Saeleiw674/
Setleff673/
Jeleiff673/
Shaliff673/
Sceliov672/
Sieleaf672/
Chelaif672/
Seliova672/
Sealiew672/
Jeliffe671/
Saeloiw671/
Schelef671/
Sieleff671/
Salliff671/
Sehleaf671/
Shalief671/
Sheleib671/
Jeliffs670/
Sitliff670/
Sohlief670/
Seileff670/
Sayliff670/
Zeluiff670/
Shielef670/
Sealeff670/
Zeliffe670/

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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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  • 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 Selif
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