Selkon Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Selkon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selkon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Selkon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selkon is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selkon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Selkon reside; 65 percent reside in Southern Africa and 65 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 2,083,758. In South Africa Selkon is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 50 percent reside, Gauteng, where 31 percent reside and Western Cape, where 15 percent reside. Barring South Africa it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 20 percent reside and Belarus, where 3 percent reside.

Selkon Last Name Statistics demography

Selkon earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 103.74% more than the national average, earning R 484,152 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selkan8366/
Selcon8321/
Silkon832/
Selkun831/
Selkane77721/
Soelkan7766/
Suelkan7718/
Shelkun7715/
Selkhan774/
Shelcon773/
Silkoon772/
Selkhun771/
Silkone771/
Slekone771/
Selkoum771/
Schelkotin751/
Slkan731/
Selkhane71254/
Schelkun71250/
Schelcon712/
Slekotin712/
Shchelkotin711/
Shchelkotyn711/
Schelkan711/
Selcan67313/
Shchelkun67263/
Celkan67216/
Silkan6745/
Jelkan6720/
Zelkan6718/
Shlekhoun6716/
Shchelkan6713/
Sylkan6710/
Slekan6710/
Silcon676/
Selkunova674/
Silkun672/
Gelkan671/
Shelkhane671/
Selkanova671/
Sclcon671/

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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 Selkon
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