Selkins Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Selkins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Selkins Last Name Facts

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

Selkins is most common in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selkins? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Selkins is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Selkins reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States Selkins is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 33 percent are found, Arkansas, where 22 percent are found and Indiana, where 22 percent are found.

Selkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Selkins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Selkins surname grew 180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selkins Last Name Statistics demography

Selkins earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.63% less than the national average, earning $27,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scelkins931/
Shelkins930/
Silkins8620/
Jelkins867/
Selknæs865/
Zelkins861/
Celkins860/
Shilkins803/
Gehlkins801/
Clkins771/
Schelkens75964/
Silkens71371/
Zilkins7122/
Gilkins7115/
Schoelkens7113/
Schuelkens716/
Jeļkins712/
Gelkens711/
Schellkens711/
Zielkens672/
Schölkens6319/
Schülkens635/
Shillkens630/
Silkensová591/
Zilkens57144/
Gilkens5748/
Zillkens5318/

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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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  • 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 Selkins
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