Sellack Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Sellack Surname Definition:

(? Celtic) belonging to Sellack (Hereford), evid. a corrupt form of the name of the Saint—Teseliach—to whom the church is dedicated.

Sellack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania421:97,4976,070
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Sellack Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(? Celtic) belonging to Sellack (Hereford), evid. a corrupt form of the name of the Saint—Teseliach—to whom the church is dedicated.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sellack Last Name Facts

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

Sellack (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻼﻙ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sellack? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sellack is the 2,506,728th most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name Sellack occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Sellack are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The surname Sellack is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 97,497. In Mauritania Sellack is most prevalent in: Adrar Region, where 95 percent live, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 2 percent live and Tiris Zemmour Region, where 2 percent live. Aside from Mauritania Sellack exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 25 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shellack934/
Scellack931/
Sellak924,257/
Sellac923/
Schellack88356/
Sellakh86790/
Sillack8678/
Sellock865/
Szellak861/
Gellack860/
Slack8330,505/
Sllak831/
Schiellack8224/
Schelleack829/
Shellock80115/
Schellak8015/
Shellake801/
Ziellack801/
Zellak77154/
Sellag77143/
Slacke7797/
Sillak7776/
Slaick7773/
Sillac7754/
Cellak7751/
Gellak7740/
Slahck7724/
Slauck778/
Sellák777/
Jellak772/
Gellac771/
Slaack771/
Sclack771/
Syllac771/
Cellac771/
Sladck770/
Schillack75204/
Dziellack752/
Schellock750/
Slak731,595/
Slac736/
Schlack711,423/
Shillak71549/
Sellouk71178/
Szellák71105/
Sylliac7167/
Gellock7164/
Silliac7157/
Jellock7114/
Zellock7114/
Sillakh719/
Djellak719/
Syllakh716/
Cellock711/
Selleuk711/
Sillock711/
Zillack711/
Sellaux711/
Szellag711/
Sylliak711/
Sellagh711/
Gillack710/
Slock671,096/
Chellakh67538/
Shlak67451/
Schlaack67407/
Szlak67377/
Djellakh67300/
Schillak67145/
Schlacks67133/
Slauk67107/
Shillock6762/
Dzillack6748/
Slake6741/
Schlacke6734/
Schliack6714/
Sellyakhova6711/
Schellok679/
Sleak677/
Schlaick677/
Slaik675/
Sliak675/
Slakh674/
Dziellak674/
Chillack673/
Slaic673/
Slackova673/
Schillac672/
Schlauck671/
Sladk671/
Slatc671/
Sllok671/
Slacková671/
Slacs671/
Slact671/
Shilliak671/
Slyak671/
Sellhoke671/
Szlac671/
Shellagh670/
Shillake670/
Slaak670/

Sellack Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sellack in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻼﻙslak96.55
ﺳﻼﻛﻪslakh3.45

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