Selkin Surname

671,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Selkin Surname User-submission:

Selkin is a patronymic form of Selka, meaning 'small field'.

Selkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2891:498,69646,002
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
England61:9,286,343223,652
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Selkin (41) may also be a first name.

Selkin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Selkin is a patronymic form of Selka, meaning 'small field'.

- Junie

Selkin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selkin (Russian: Селькин) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selkin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 671,677th most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 16,376,508 people. The surname Selkin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Selkin live; 58 percent live in Eastern Europe and 58 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,590,275th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 41 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 289 people, or 1 in 498,696. In Russia Selkin is most frequent in: Moscow, where 14 percent live, Mordovia Republic, where 12 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 11 percent live. Barring Russia this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Belarus, where 3 percent live.

Selkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Selkin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selkin surname increased 2,240 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Selkin surname is chiefly Orthodox (85%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Selkin surname are 12.61% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 59.38% being registered with the political party.

Selkin earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.94% more than the national average, earning $56,066 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selkina92484/
Shelkin9284/
Saelkin922/
Slkin913/
Seelking8632/
Schelkin8627/
Szelking8618/
Shelkina8610/
Silkin835,921/
Zelkin83305/
Selken83280/
Çelkin8386/
Jelkin8381/
Sylkin8365/
Selkyn8341/
Gelkin8310/
Selcin838/
Selkim833/
Shlkin831/
Slekin831/
Celkin831/
Slkind830/
Shchelkin80169/
Schelkina8021/
Schuelkin801/
Schoelkin800/
Silkina777,848/
Shilkin773,970/
Sielken77104/
Sylkina7766/
Szylkin7761/
Selkyna7750/
Zelkina7741/
Sleking7741/
Chelkin7727/
Selchin7714/
Syolkin7714/
Silkinn778/
Zhelkin776/
Zaelkin772/
Shylkin772/
Shelkyn772/
Celkina772/
Silkijn772/
Szilkin772/
Slekina771/
Silckin771/
Zsilkin771/
Soelken771/
Shelken770/
Slkim731/
Slkhn731/
Zlkin731/
Jelkn731/
Shilkina714,626/
Schelken7147/
Silkienė7136/
Sielcken7132/
Syolkina718/
Schilkin718/
Zhelkina715/
Shyolkin712/
Shylkina712/
Shilckin712/
Sillkina711/
Želkienė711/
Shillkin710/
Sylkyn67678/
Jelken67266/
Silken67211/
Çilkin67204/
Sölken67166/
Gilkin67124/
Selcen67103/
Schleking6771/
Jilkin6758/
Schyolkin6748/
Zelken6727/
Shchelkyn6724/
Zilkin6716/
Zelkyn6712/
Zylkin679/
Scheelken678/
Schuelken675/
Gelkén674/
Silkyn673/
Šelken673/
Gelken673/
Shchilkin672/
Jelkne672/
Sylken671/
Shyolkina671/
Xilkin671/
Jsielcken671/
Cilkin671/
Žilkin671/
Schielken670/
Schilking670/
Sleken670/

Selkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selkin in the Russian language
Селькинselkin-

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