Selkane Surname
Approximately 721 people bear this surname
Selkane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 716 | 1:48,151 | 7,863 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Selkane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selkane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Selkane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻜﺎﻥ) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Selkane? popularity and diffusion
The last name Selkane is the 466,730th most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 10,107,553 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Selkane reside; 99 percent reside in North Africa and 99 percent reside in Mahgreb.
The last name is most widespread in Morocco, where it is borne by 716 people, or 1 in 48,151. Barring Morocco this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Algeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selkhane | 93 | 254 | / |
| Selkan | 92 | 66 | / |
| Shelkhane | 88 | 1 | / |
| Silkane | 86 | 139 | / |
| Soelkan | 86 | 66 | / |
| Selkani | 86 | 43 | / |
| Suelkan | 86 | 18 | / |
| Selkhan | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sylkane | 86 | 4 | / |
| Selkany | 86 | 1 | / |
| Selkene | 86 | 1 | / |
| Schelkan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Selkhine | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shilkane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Selcaner | 80 | 0 | / |
| Selcan | 77 | 313 | / |
| Celkan | 77 | 216 | / |
| Silkan | 77 | 45 | / |
| Selkon | 77 | 40 | / |
| Zelkan | 77 | 18 | / |
| Sylkan | 77 | 10 | / |
| Shchelkan | 75 | 13 | / |
| Selkanova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Silkhan | 71 | 43 | / |
| Zelkani | 71 | 19 | / |
| Selkhanova | 71 | 16 | / |
| Scelkanova | 71 | 10 | / |
| Zelcane | 71 | 8 | / |
| Silcane | 71 | 3 | / |
| Silkāne | 71 | 2 | / |
| Silkand | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shlkany | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selcani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silkone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silkine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Slekone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silkann | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schelkanova | 67 | 424 | / |
| Chelkani | 67 | 21 | / |
| Zelkhani | 67 | 10 | / |
| Celkiene | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shilkani | 67 | 5 | / |
| Selkouni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shlkhana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shlekani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jelkhani | 67 | 1 | / |
Selkane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selkane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻠﻜﺎﻥ | slkan | - |
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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 Selkane
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