Selkman Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Selkman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selkman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Selkman Last Name Facts

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

Selkman has its highest incidence in Poland. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Selkman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selkman? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Selkman occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Selkman live; 42 percent live in Eastern Europe and 42 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Selkman is most frequently used in Poland, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 3,800,875. Without taking into account Poland Selkman occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Sweden, where 17 percent live.

Selkman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Selkman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Selkman last name expanded 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selkman Last Name Statistics demography

Selkman earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.84% more than the national average, earning $50,417 USD per year.

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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 Selkman
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