Selkhan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Selkhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selkhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Selkhan (4) may also be a first name.

Selkhan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selkhan (Hindi: सेलखान, Russian: Селхан) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Selkhan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selkhan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Selkhan occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Selkhan reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 25 percent reside in Mahgreb. Selkhan is also the 6,192,526th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 4 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 32,153,183. In Afghanistan it is primarily concentrated in: Khost, where 100 percent live. Other than Afghanistan Selkhan is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 25 percent live and India, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seylkhan93413/
Seilkhan93259/
Selkhane93254/
Selkan9266/
Shelkhane881/
Selkane86721/
Soelkan8666/
Silkhan8643/
Selchan8637/
Suelkan8618/
Slkan831/
Selkhanova8216/
Selchang80171/
Silekhan801/
Schelkan801/
Seljan77347/
Selcan77313/
Celkan77216/
Silkan7745/
Selkon7740/
Jelkan7720/
Zelkan7718/
Sylkan7710/
Slekan7710/
Zlkhan772/
Jlkhan771/
Gelkan771/
Shchelkan7513/
Selkanova751/
Silkane71139/
Zlekhan7162/
Zelchan7149/
Clekhan7147/
Slekahn7111/
Scelkanova7110/
Sylkane714/
Silkhanova714/
Silkand712/
Celchan711/
Selchausen711/
Sheelchand711/
Gellkan711/
Silchan711/
Jilkhan711/
Silkann710/
Schelkanova67424/
Shlekhanova677/
Shlekain676/
Silchand673/
Slcan671/
Shelljan671/
Shilkane671/

Selkhan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selkhan in the Hindi language
सेलखानselakhana-
Selkhan in the Russian language
Селханselhan-

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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 Selkhan
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