Selkh Surname
Approximately 520 people bear this surname
Selkh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 512 | 1:75,452 | 12,026 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
Selkh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selkh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Selkh (Marathi: सेख) has its highest incidence in Algeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Selkh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 598,302nd most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 14,014,511 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Selkh live; 98 percent live in North Africa and 98 percent live in Mahgreb.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is held by 512 people, or 1 in 75,452. In Algeria Selkh is most common in: Ghardaïa Province, where 47 percent live, Adrar Province, where 38 percent live and Tamanghasset Province, where 15 percent live. Other than Algeria it is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selkh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selkh in the Marathi language | ||
| सेख | sekha | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Selkh
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