Selkeld Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Selkeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selkeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Selkeld Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selkeld occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Selkeld? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selkeld is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Selkeld occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Selkeld reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England it is primarily found in: Tyne and Wear, where 100 percent are found.

Selkeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Selkeld has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Selkeld surname grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selkel921/
Salkeld862,828/
Sulkeld861/
Solkeld860/
Selkl831/
Salkield8054/
Salkheld801/
Salkeled801/
Saulkeld800/
Salkeild800/
Silkel770/
Selke-Lodhia741/
Salkild7116/
Szelcel716/
Salkled711/
Salkold710/
Salkald710/
Salkilld6768/
Solkilde679/
Zelkl672/
Silkeglit632/
Schälkle531/
Šelcl502/

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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 Selkeld
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