Selkye Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States
Selkye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selkee | 83 | 122 | / |
| Selkey | 83 | 55 | / |
| Selkoe | 83 | 25 | / |
| Selkie | 83 | 16 | / |
| Selkae | 83 | 4 | / |
| Selkei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Silkye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shelkey | 77 | 332 | / |
| Selkaya | 77 | 43 | / |
| Shelkae | 77 | 28 | / |
| Shelkie | 77 | 26 | / |
| Selkowe | 77 | 25 | / |
| Selkcay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shelkıe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shelkay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sielkie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scelkie | 77 | 0 | / |
| Silkey | 67 | 643 | / |
| Silkie | 67 | 95 | / |
| Selkou | 67 | 37 | / |
| Selcoe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gelkie | 67 | 16 | / |
| Silkei | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jelkie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Silkee | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zelkay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sylkay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silkeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scheelkey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Silkae | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schuelkie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Selkye
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis