Selken Surname
Approximately 280 people bear this surname
Selken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 272 | 1:1,332,570 | 92,890 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
The alternate forms: Šelken (3) are calculated separately.
Selken Demographics
Selken Political Affiliation
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Selken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Selken is found most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms: Šelken. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Selken? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 937,786th most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. It is mostly 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 last name Selken is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 272 people, or 1 in 1,332,570. In The United States Selken is most common in: South Dakota, where 30 percent live, Iowa, where 26 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Selken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Selken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 735 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Selken Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Selken surname are 22.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.09% 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Šelken | 94 | 3 | / |
| Sielken | 92 | 104 | / |
| Soelken | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shelken | 92 | 0 | / |
| Schelken | 86 | 47 | / |
| Sielcken | 86 | 32 | / |
| Selkin | 83 | 445 | / |
| Jelken | 83 | 266 | / |
| Silken | 83 | 211 | / |
| Sölken | 83 | 166 | / |
| Selcen | 83 | 103 | / |
| Selkyn | 83 | 41 | / |
| Zelken | 83 | 27 | / |
| Gelken | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sylken | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sleken | 83 | 0 | / |
| Scheelken | 80 | 8 | / |
| Schuelken | 80 | 5 | / |
| Jsielcken | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schielken | 80 | 0 | / |
| Selkina | 77 | 484 | / |
| Gehlken | 77 | 422 | / |
| Shelkin | 77 | 84 | / |
| Selkyna | 77 | 50 | / |
| Selchen | 77 | 26 | / |
| Scilken | 77 | 9 | / |
| Shilken | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shelkyn | 77 | 2 | / |
| Saelkin | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chelken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cehlken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Slekken | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gielken | 77 | 0 | / |
| Slkin | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jelkn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Slkhn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schilken | 71 | 360 | / |
| Schülken | 71 | 102 | / |
| Silkienė | 71 | 36 | / |
| Seelking | 71 | 32 | / |
| Schelkin | 71 | 27 | / |
| Szelking | 71 | 18 | / |
| Gehlcken | 71 | 13 | / |
| Shelkina | 71 | 10 | / |
| Schleken | 71 | 6 | / |
| Želkienė | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shlekeen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silkin | 67 | 5,921 | / |
| Sylkyn | 67 | 678 | / |
| Zelkin | 67 | 305 | / |
| Shchelkin | 67 | 169 | / |
| Zilken | 67 | 135 | / |
| Çelkin | 67 | 86 | / |
| Jelkin | 67 | 81 | / |
| Sylkin | 67 | 65 | / |
| Shchelkyn | 67 | 24 | / |
| Schelkina | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gilken | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sjøløkken | 67 | 14 | / |
| Zelkyn | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gelkin | 67 | 10 | / |
| Selcin | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jilken | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gelkén | 67 | 4 | / |
| Silkyn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Selkim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Silkenová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Slqeen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jelkne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Slekenova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schelchen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schuelkin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jelkem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Slekin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shlkin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Celkin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schüllken | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schoelkin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Slkind | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Selken
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