Selken Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Selken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2721:1,332,57092,890
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

The alternate forms: Šelken (3) are calculated separately.

Selken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selken occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Šelken. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 937,786th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. The surname Selken occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Selken are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 272 people, or 1 in 1,332,570. In The United States Selken is most frequent in: South Dakota, where 30 percent live, Iowa, where 26 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Selken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Selken has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 735 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Selken surname are 22.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.09% being registered with the political party.

Selken earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.25% less than the national average, earning $41,314 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šelken943/
Sielken92104/
Soelken921/
Shelken920/
Schelken8647/
Sielcken8632/
Selkin83445/
Jelken83266/
Silken83211/
Sölken83166/
Selcen83103/
Selkyn8341/
Zelken8327/
Gelken833/
Sylken831/
Sleken830/
Scheelken808/
Schuelken805/
Jsielcken801/
Schielken800/
Selkina77484/
Gehlken77422/
Shelkin7784/
Selkyna7750/
Selchen7726/
Scilken779/
Shilken773/
Shelkyn772/
Saelkin772/
Chelken771/
Cehlken771/
Slekken770/
Gielken770/
Slkin733/
Jelkn731/
Slkhn731/
Schilken71360/
Schülken71102/
Silkienė7136/
Seelking7132/
Schelkin7127/
Szelking7118/
Gehlcken7113/
Shelkina7110/
Schleken716/
Želkienė711/
Shlekeen711/
Silkin675,921/
Sylkyn67678/
Zelkin67305/
Shchelkin67169/
Zilken67135/
Çelkin6786/
Jelkin6781/
Sylkin6765/
Shchelkyn6724/
Schelkina6721/
Gilken6720/
Sjøløkken6714/
Zelkyn6712/
Gelkin6710/
Selcin678/
Jilken674/
Gelkén674/
Silkyn673/
Selkim673/
Silkenová672/
Slqeen672/
Jelkne672/
Slekenova672/
Schelchen672/
Schuelkin671/
Jelkem671/
Slekin671/
Shlkin671/
Celkin671/
Schüllken671/
Schoelkin670/
Slkind670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selken
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