Selkane Surname

466,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Selkane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selkane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco7161:48,1517,863
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Selkane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selkane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻜﺎﻥ) has its highest incidence in Morocco. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selkane? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selkane is the 466,730th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 10,107,553 people. Selkane is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Selkane live; 99 percent live in North Africa and 99 percent live in Mahgreb.

The last name is most widely held in Morocco, where it is borne by 716 people, or 1 in 48,151. Barring Morocco Selkane exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Algeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selkhane93254/
Selkan9266/
Shelkhane881/
Silkane86139/
Soelkan8666/
Selkani8643/
Suelkan8618/
Selkhan864/
Sylkane864/
Selkany861/
Selkene861/
Schelkan801/
Selkhine801/
Shilkane801/
Selcaner800/
Selcan77313/
Celkan77216/
Silkan7745/
Selkon7740/
Zelkan7718/
Sylkan7710/
Shchelkan7513/
Selkanova751/
Silkhan7143/
Zelkani7119/
Selkhanova7116/
Scelkanova7110/
Zelcane718/
Silcane713/
Silkāne712/
Silkand712/
Shlkany711/
Selcani711/
Silkone711/
Silkine711/
Slekone711/
Silkann710/
Schelkanova67424/
Chelkani6721/
Zelkhani6710/
Celkiene675/
Shilkani675/
Selkouni671/
Shlkhana671/
Shlekani671/
Jelkhani671/

Selkane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selkane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻠﻜﺎﻥslkan-

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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 Selkane
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