Selkis Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

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

Selkis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selkis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Selkis (13) may also be a first name.

Selkis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selkis (Russian: Селкис) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Selkis.

How Common Is The Last Name Selkis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,228,735th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Selkis reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 13 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States Selkis is most prevalent in: New York, where 48 percent live, South Carolina, where 15 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 5 percent live and Italy, where 3 percent live.

Selkis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Selkis are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

Selkis earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.25% more than the national average, earning $44,982 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelkis923/
Schelkis8618/
Slekis8353/
Celkis8329/
Silkis8321/
Selkes8317/
Selcis8312/
Gelkis831/
Seglickis801/
Chelkis7758/
Silkiss7734/
Szlekis777/
Shlekis772/
Slkes731/
Selquist7163/
Schelkes7152/
Sylkhuis711/
Silkes67145/
Celcis6764/
Gilkis6740/
Schellkes6739/
Jelkes6722/
Slekys6719/
Clekis6717/
Slekes6713/
Schlekies677/
Sellquist675/
Sylkys674/
Celkys672/
Celkes671/
Sylkes671/

Selkis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selkis in the Russian language
Селкисselkis-

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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 Selkis
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