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 is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Šelken. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 937,786th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Selken reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 272 people, or 1 in 1,332,570. In The United States Selken is mostly found in: South Dakota, where 30 percent reside, Iowa, where 26 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Selken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Selken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Selken surname grew 735 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Selken last name are 22.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.09% registered with the 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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