Selk Surname
Approximately 1,923 people bear this surname
Selk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,120 | 1:323,624 | 29,464 |
| Germany | 289 | 1:278,566 | 29,283 |
| Canada | 221 | 1:166,722 | 16,788 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Brazil | 41 | 1:5,221,325 | 132,593 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 130 | 1:386,298 | 28,876 |
Selk (71) may also be a first name.
Selk Demographics
Average Selk Salary in
United States
$49,872 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Selk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selk in the Hindi language | ||
| सेलक | selaka | - |
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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 Selk
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