Sell Surname

17,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Sell Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to (La) Selle (France); or Dweller at a Cell or Hermitage [Old French (and Middle English) selle, celle, Latin cella] Cte. et Ctesse. de la Selle.—Paris Directory.

(English) a weak form of Seal or Sale, q.

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Sell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,7421:24,5873,095
Germany8,9161:9,0291,124
Brazil2,7531:77,7602,910
Australia1,3861:19,4772,701
England1,3041:42,7295,451
Poland4101:92,70414,247
Canada3011:122,41112,833
Argentina2231:191,67515,950
New Zealand2171:20,8683,656
Denmark2021:27,9442,891
Estonia1381:9,5781,327
Finland1241:44,3285,481
South Africa1121:483,73039,862
Russia921:1,566,555105,717
Spain681:687,53030,300
Wales641:48,3524,540
Norway641:80,34811,180
France481:1,383,807136,859
India461:16,675,334263,471
Costa Rica341:140,5902,066
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
China171:80,430,6804,441
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Lesotho71:290,36515,938
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Cayman Islands61:10,6491,253
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Malta41:107,5681,849
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9191:26,5243,640
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3331:21,5252,715

Sell (255) may also be a first name.

Sell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to (La) Selle (France); or Dweller at a Cell or Hermitage [Old French (and Middle English) selle, celle, Latin cella] Cte. et Ctesse. de la Selle.—Paris Directory.

(English) a weak form of Seal or Sale, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the shelter for animals or in the herdsman's hut.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Sell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sell (Russian: Селл) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 17,496th most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 230,211 people. The surname Sell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Sell are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sell is also the 557,860th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 255 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 14,742 people, or 1 in 24,587. In The United States Sell is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 7 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 83 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 28 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.

Sell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sell surname rose 632 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 142 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 29 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sell surname are 17.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.52% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sell earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 25.73% more than the national average, earning 435,112 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1.28% more than the national average, earning R 240,684 per year; in United States they earn 0.92% more than the national average, earning $43,546 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.89% less than the national average, earning $48,742 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shell8920,926/
Suell89689/
Szell89681/
Soell89447/
Åsell89353/
Scell89224/
Zsell8968/
Saell8944/
Seell8917/
Seull898/
Jsell893/
Selld892/
Sellh891/
Selll891/
Sehll891/
Sellő891/
Sel8614,300/
Sll8622/
Schell8038,688/
Szellő80151/
Sheell806/
Shcell806/
Shelll801/
Sael'l801/
Sciell800/
Siehll800/
Zell7510,179/
Seel759,341/
Syll759,294/
Sill759,196/
Selt756,479/
Gell754,258/
Cell752,917/
Sael752,690/
Seul752,576/
Shel752,461/
Suel752,266/
Söll751,936/
Jell751,710/
Sehl751,581/
Säll751,168/
Soel75745/
Siel75593/
Szel75486/
Seld7575/
Süll7557/
Selp7541/
Selh7528/
Xell7517/
Zsel7511/
Selø759/
Sæll756/
Shll754/
Sesl753/
Sjel753/
Scll752/
Slhl752/
Xsel751/
Sűll751/
Ssel751/
Hsel751/
Sllt751/
Sxel751/
Sxll751/
Jsll751/
Scel750/
Schoell73668/
Schiell73185/
Schuell7356/
Schaell7320/
Sellowa739/
Scheell737/
Sellova732/
Schcell731/
Shchell731/
Sehelle731/
Sellová731/
Scheull730/
Shill6728,633/
Sheel6712,626/
Selph673,698/
Széll673,518/
Chell673,271/
Sl671,850/
Schel67852/
Siehl67828/
Soehl67252/
Tjell67161/
Szelp6784/
Seelt6782/
Schiehll6778/
Zuell6759/
Szill6753/
Sziel6749/
Segli6743/
Hjell6738/
Suehl6732/
Schll6724/
Zoell6721/
Sield6721/
Szyll6720/
Scelp6717/
Djell6715/
Scill6711/
Sceel6710/
Seldt679/
Zhell678/
Shllh678/
Selpp677/
Sseel677/
Giell676/
Seehl676/
Sjeel676/
Szeel675/
Sällh675/
Sehlå674/
Åséll674/
Shjel674/
Xcell673/
Sciel672/
Zellt672/
Seuhl672/
Seelh672/
Jeell671/
Jseel671/
Zeull671/
Sielt671/
Selbp671/
Sgill671/
Suill671/
Sillh671/
Jellh671/
Seltt671/
Jssel671/
Ziell671/
Zsill671/
Shıel671/
Seesl671/
Sdjel671/
Shyll671/
Sjelh671/
Syoll671/

Sell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sell in the Russian language
Селлsell-

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