Seljuk Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Seljuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seljuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Seljuk (15) may also be a first name.

Seljuk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seljuk is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Seljuk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,665,662nd most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Seljuk occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Seljuk reside; 59 percent reside in South Asia and 59 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 15 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 2,009,574. In Afghanistan Seljuk is primarily found in: Herat, where 63 percent reside, Samangan, where 13 percent reside and Balkh, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Afghanistan this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Austria, where 3 percent reside.

Seljuk Last Name Statistics demography

Seljuk earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.08% more than the national average, earning $49,225 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seljukh926/
Seldjouk862/
Selcuk83712/
Saljuk8354/
Siljuk8310/
Seljuq832/
Seliouk778/
Solojuk777/
Cheljuk771/
Shlejuk771/
Saljukh771/
Selsouk771/
Schyljuk7122/
Schaljuk711/
Zeljug6792/
Šeljug678/
Slejuc675/
Zaljuk671/
Schelchuk671/
Siljukova671/
Silzuk671/
Selçuková671/
Zeljok671/
Ciljuk671/
Sylchuk62998/
Slejiuc6261/
Zeleyuk622/
Saljouq621/
Silcuck620/
Silchuck5720/
Shylchuk5710/
Chelchuk571/
Sildjugs571/
Schylzuk571/
Šiljug5034/

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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 Seljuk
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