Selk Surname

214,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Selk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1201:323,62429,464
Germany2891:278,56629,283
Canada2211:166,72216,788
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
France221:3,019,215204,848
Guam211:7,6251,143
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England51:11,143,612252,590
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:386,29828,876

Selk (71) may also be a first name.

Selk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selk (Hindi: सेलक) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Selk.

How Common Is The Last Name Selk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 214,006th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,789,675 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Selk live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. Selk is also the 1,152,838th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 71 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,120 people, or 1 in 323,624. In The United States Selk is primarily concentrated in: California, where 13 percent live, Wisconsin, where 11 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Selk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Selk has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 862 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Selk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Selk are 23.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.36% being registered with the political party.

The amount Selk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 214.22% more than the national average, earning S/. 60,912 per year; in South Africa they earn 173.72% more than the national average, earning R 650,472 per year; in United States they earn 15.58% more than the national average, earning $49,872 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.3% more than the national average, earning $53,808 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selke894,168/
Selck89535/
Selkh89520/
Shelk89167/
Seelk8958/
Sielk8924/
Selhk892/
Sellk891/
Selks891/
Soelk890/
Slk8635/
Shelke80206,643/
Sellke80485/
Schelk80238/
Sehlke80206/
Seelke80187/
Selcke80101/
Sielke8059/
Shelkh8032/
Szelke8031/
Sielck8015/
Saelck806/
Shelck805/
Sehelk804/
Selkhe803/
Sellck801/
Scelke801/
Shellk800/
Soelck800/
Silk7510,307/
Selg751,212/
Jelk75260/
Zelk75186/
Sløk75101/
Slek7594/
Gelk7575/
Celk7566/
Sylk7539/
Selc7517/
Selx754/
Slgk752/
Xelk752/
Dslk752/
Çelk751/
Slks751/
Sclk751/
Sjlk751/
Slkc751/
Slkh751/
Slkk751/
Slkp751/
Sslk751/
Hslk751/
Slke750/
Selkova73974/
Schelck73251/
Schelke73196/
Scheelk73134/
Shelkhe7346/
Selková7328/
Schelks7325/
Sehlcke7312/
Shellke739/
Shchelk735/
Schellk732/
Schuelk731/
Shselke731/
Sheelke731/
Shelkke731/
Schoelk731/
Sehelck731/
Silke671,735/
Zelke671,369/
Szelc67519/
Jelke67242/
Zelck67224/
Gelke67176/
Scheelke67160/
Szlek6778/
Celke6766/
Sleck6755/
Shilk6752/
Sylke6752/
Shlek6736/
Scheglik6728/
Zielk6728/
Shlke6727/
Sälke6724/
Selkhova6720/
Zoelk6720/
Saelg6719/
Silck6716/
Shylk6715/
Sielc6715/
Celık6710/
Jelkh678/
Silkk674/
Szelková673/
Szylk673/
Suilk673/
Gelck673/
Sleke673/
Gelks672/
Çelık672/
Scheelck672/
Ceulk671/
Celck671/
Gelkh671/
Zuelk671/
Schelkpf671/
Shlkh671/
Selckova671/
Selcs671/
Shelg671/
Sjelkova671/
Schelckx671/
Sellq671/
Szilk671/
Sclek671/
Selqu671/
Slkqg671/
Zsilk671/
Xslkh671/
Zeulk670/
Schoelck670/
Selgh670/

Selk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selk in the Hindi language
सेलकselaka-

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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 Selk
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