Selj Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Selj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway141:367,30634,015
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388

The alternate forms: Šelj (59) are calculated separately.

Selj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selj is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Šelj. Click here for further potential spellings of Selj.

How Common Is The Last Name Selj? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Selj is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Selj are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 367,306. In Norway Selj is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 93 percent reside and Western Norway, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Norway this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 21 percent reside and Germany, where 15 percent reside.

Selj Last Name Statistics demography

Selj earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 16.45% less than the national average, earning 289,157 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šelj9259/
Selaj89427/
Selje89210/
Selij8967/
Seloj8917/
Seljh899/
Selej899/
Seluj894/
Shelj892/
Seljx891/
Selaja8069/
Seljås8040/
Shelaj802/
Shelej802/
Seliaj802/
Selejh801/
Setlej801/
Selije801/
Sela7523,489/
Sele7512,414/
Seli755,345/
Sely75986/
Salj75268/
Želj75100/
Silj7530/
Selc7517/
Zelj7510/
Gelj755/
Sälj753/
Solj751/
Xelj751/
Shelaja7330/
Sjelhøj7312/
Seilaja733/
Selhaaj731/
Sealaja731/
Seylaja731/
Schelje731/
Selahij731/
Saeli6745,371/
Seale6714,034/
Sealy6710,926/
Seely6710,740/
Siele679,270/
Shela678,489/
Seela677,137/
Seliy674,836/
Sehli674,612/
Seele673,976/
Selis673,784/
Seles673,087/
Çelaj672,964/
Sesli672,912/
Sylaj672,731/
Sheli672,398/
Selai672,262/
Seuli672,215/
Shele672,073/
Celej672,029/
Szela671,440/
Seeli671,348/
Selia671,278/
Szele67933/
Seile67917/
Saele67912/
Selya67878/
Shely67868/
Seley67861/
Selei67861/
Selch67776/
Selea67775/
Seala67768/
Celaj67736/
Seloi67731/
Selay67697/
Selhi67636/
Seleş67609/
Siela67522/
Selkh67520/
Szelc67519/
Sehly67512/
Selge67487/
Sieli67482/
Soloj67470/
Szeli67464/
Selet67443/
Seule67429/
Seleh67406/
Selep67339/
Silaj67322/
Seler67315/
Salij67315/
Selio67295/
Selih67290/
Selie67290/
Selit67272/
Seila67268/
Seliz67267/
Selee67264/
Zseli67231/
Setle67225/
Seyle67215/
Seleu67205/
Selip67176/
Selaa67158/
Zelaj67157/
Selui67153/
Seyli67134/
Selgi67126/
Siely67124/
Seali67116/
Gelaj67108/
Sehle6790/
Seili6767/
Seloa6765/
Seloy6762/
Sceli6759/
Siloj6758/
Soele6751/
Selid6749/
Seluy6738/
Celij6730/
Sesle6727/
Ssela6725/
Soeli6722/
Selez6721/
Šelaj6718/
Seyla6716/
Selsø6716/
Sielc6715/
Setli6714/
Szely6713/
Šelej6713/
Jseli6713/
Želje6713/
Silje6710/
Çeloj679/
Seily678/
Sheilaja678/
Selhe678/
Åseli678/
Jelaj676/
Sejli676/
Hsele676/
Siluj675/
Jelje675/
Geloj674/
Seled674/
Scela673/
Sheylaja673/
Shalj673/
Selhy672/
Zsely672/
Gelej672/
Selyi672/
Seilá672/
Szilj672/
Seilé672/
Selyo672/
Seliš672/
Seleș672/
Sejla671/
Hsela671/
Silij671/
Sheelaja671/
Zelje671/
Åsele671/
Želej671/
Xeloj671/
Soilj671/
Sillj671/
Ssele671/
Scele671/
Seléa671/
Seløy671/
Selså671/
Gelij671/
Chelj671/
Sylej671/
Seyly670/
Jelej670/
Scely670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selj
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