Selke Surname
Approximately 4,168 people bear this surname
Selke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,783 | 1:45,152 | 5,924 |
| United States | 1,175 | 1:308,476 | 28,327 |
| Poland | 342 | 1:111,137 | 16,734 |
| Brazil | 325 | 1:658,690 | 24,334 |
| India | 200 | 1:3,835,327 | 105,627 |
| Australia | 106 | 1:254,676 | 23,375 |
| Canada | 101 | 1:364,808 | 32,793 |
| Mauritania | 31 | 1:132,092 | 7,581 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 65 | 1:772,595 | 48,648 |
The alternate forms: Selké (1) are calculated separately.
Selke (92) may also be a first name.
Selke Demographics
Average Selke Salary in
United States
$46,869 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Selke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Selke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻚ, Hindi: सेल्के, Marathi: शेळके) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Selké. Click here for other potential spellings of Selke.
How Common Is The Last Name Selke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Selke is the 111,432nd most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,748,452 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Selke are found; 44 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 992,070th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 92 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 1,783 people, or 1 in 45,152. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Germany it exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Poland, where 8 percent reside.
Selke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Selke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selke surname increased 1,808 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Selke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Selke last name are 16.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.33% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Selke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.62% more than the national average, earning $46,869 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.01% more than the national average, earning $61,116 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selke in the Hindi language | ||
| सेल्के | selke | - |
| Selke in the Marathi language | ||
| शेळके | selake | 96.55 |
| शेलके | selake | 1.72 |
| शेळक़ॆ | selaqe | 1.72 |
| Selke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻠﻚ | slk | 57.69 |
| ﺳﻠﻜﻪ | slkh | 30.77 |
| ﺍﺳﻠﻜﻪ | aslkh | 3.85 |
| ﺳﻚ | sk | 3.85 |
| ﺳﺎﻟﻜﺔ | salkt | 3.85 |
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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 Selke
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