Selko Surname

489,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Albania

Selko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2471:1,467,445100,382
Albania2201:13,2462,424
Slovenia1281:19,4354,406
Slovakia381:140,43325,488
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Greece71:1,582,82788,377
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Šelko (8) are calculated separately.

Selko (31) may also be a first name.

Selko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selko (Russian: Селко) is found most in The United States. It may also occur as: Šelko. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 489,550th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 10,764,470 people. The surname Selko occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Selko reside; 53 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Selko is also the 1,874,099th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 31 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 247 people, or 1 in 1,467,445. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 14 percent live, Maryland, where 12 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live. Other than The United States Selko is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 32 percent live and Slovenia, where 19 percent live.

Selko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Selko has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selko surname increased 4,940 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selko Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Selko last name are 4.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.89% being registered with the party.

Selko earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.14% more than the national average, earning $47,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šelko938/
Shelko91511/
Selkou9137/
Selkos9127/
Selkho9119/
Sellko915/
Sielko911/
Selkop911/
Scelko911/
Schelko8357/
Shellko8327/
Shelkho8317/
Selkoud831/
Selkoph830/
Selka802,115/
Silko801,702/
Zelko801,585/
Sylko801,021/
Celko80124/
Jelko8040/
Selco8039/
Želko8038/
Gelko803/
Sleko802/
Xelko801/
Slkho801/
Shchelko7776/
Seelkopf7719/
Shilko732,343/
Shylko73695/
Szylko73379/
Szelka73271/
Shelka73139/
Sielka7361/
Dželko7335/
Sellka7320/
Szelkó7319/
Zelkho7315/
Celkos7314/
Zhelko7314/
Shleko739/
Zsilko738/
Zelgko737/
Zielko737/
Silkou737/
Djelko736/
Selkha734/
Silkko734/
Selcod734/
Soelka733/
Silkop733/
Shelco732/
Sellco731/
Selkah731/
Gelkop731/
Suelco731/
Szilko731/
Zelkco731/
Selcot731/
Silkoo731/
Shlkod731/
Suelka730/
Schelkopf71163/
Schelkoph7129/
Soelkah67163/
Gelkopf6767/
Zlko6718/
Schilko677/
Hzhelko675/
Zielcko675/
Silkhot674/
Selkahe674/
Selcott674/
Slka673/
Shelkha672/
Xlko671/
Slqo671/
S'zylko671/
Silkott671/
Schelka671/
Jlko671/
Scehllkopf670/

Selko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selko in the Russian language
Селкоselko-

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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 Selko
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