Seliškar Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Seliškar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seliškar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2871:8,6681,975
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Croatia51:845,72148,179

The alternate forms: Seliskar (206) are calculated separately.

Seliškar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seliškar is found most in Slovenia. It can be found as: Seliskar. Click here to see other potential spellings of Seliškar.

How Common Is The Last Name Seliškar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 887,624th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 24,051,307 people. The surname Seliškar is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Seliškar are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is carried by 287 people, or 1 in 8,668. In Slovenia it is most common in: Central Slovenia, where 79 percent reside, Upper Carniola, where 12 percent reside and Southeast Slovenia, where 5 percent reside. Not including Slovenia Seliškar occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 4 percent reside and Croatia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seliskar96206/
Selikar9314/
Shelikar888/
Selgikar885/
Selikare882/
Seliokar881/
Shelgikar8243/
Shelitkar821/
Shelaikar821/
Shellikar821/
Selekar80662/
Silikar8013/
Selischkar7819/
Shelekar751,099/
Seluskar756/
Shilikar756/
Sailikar751/
Silikare751/
Sheletkar7115/
Shelekhar717/
Sheluskar711/
Chelikhar711/
Chelaikar711/
Silekar67147/
Šelekar6797/
Silicar672/
Shailaikar671/
Celekar671/

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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 Seliškar
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