Selkala Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Selkala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selkala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Selkala Last Name Facts

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

Selkala is more frequently found in Finland than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Selkala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selkala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Selkala live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 33 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Selkala is most frequently occurring in Finland, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,748,351. Beside Finland this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 17 percent reside and China, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelkala935/
Silkala8619/
Selkaly862/
Selkali861/
Selkela861/
Selkale861/
Gilkala7180/
Çelkola717/
Jilkala713/
Chlkala711/
Cilkala711/
Selkoli711/
Jlekala711/
Çelkolaj6726/
Silkkola6713/
Shilkola671/
Chilkatla6322/
Chilkkhala591/
Clcalla573/
Slecola571/
Chelcali531/
Chilkaali504/

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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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  • 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 Selkala
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