Selington Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nicaragua
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Selington Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nicaragua71:860,1564,655
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

Selington Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selington is most common in Nicaragua. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Selington click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selington? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selington is the 6,360,413th most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Selington is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Selington live; 78 percent live in Central America and 78 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

This surname is most commonly used in Nicaragua, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 860,156. In Nicaragua Selington is mostly found in: North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Nicaragua this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelington950/
Setlington950/
Shellington90278/
Settlington900/
Celington899/
Silington894/
Selengton891/
Sitlington84102/
Slengton821/
Shillington801,530/
Sittlington8090/
Shallington8062/
Chislington800/
Cilington781/

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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 Selington
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