Sellden Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

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

Sellden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sellden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa711:763,06652,802
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
England41:13,929,515290,718
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Selldén (175) are calculated separately.

Sellden Last Name Facts

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

Sellden is most common in South Africa. It may be found as a variant: Selldén. Click here for further potential spellings of Sellden.

How Common Is The Last Name Sellden? popularity and diffusion

Sellden is the 1,620,164th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname Sellden occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Sellden are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Sellden is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 763,066. In South Africa Sellden is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 62 percent reside, Gauteng, where 34 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent reside. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Sweden, where 4 percent reside.

Sellden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sellden last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Sellden earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 53.47% more than the national average, earning R 364,692 per year and in United States they earn 7.34% more than the national average, earning $46,316 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selldén95175/
Shellden930/
Selden923,524/
Schellden880/
Shelden861,929/
Selldin8655/
Seldeen8643/
Soelden862/
Sielden862/
Sjelden862/
Hselden862/
Seelden861/
Suelden860/
Gellden860/
Schelden8040/
Tjellden803/
Seldin77688/
Jelden77384/
Silden77328/
Gelden77168/
Zelden77137/
Seldén7754/
Seldyn774/
Seldem772/
Sleden770/
Sheldn770/
Celden770/
Schoelden751/
Schielden750/
Sldn731/
Hjelden71148/
Sledden7167/
Seldina7129/
Shilden7114/
Chelden7112/
Zhelden7111/
Sheldin718/
Seldyna717/
Sälldin715/
Sildeng712/
Gillden711/
Sheldyn711/
Gielden711/
Geldeen710/
Schlden710/
Schilden6753/
Schleden6722/
Tjelldén6717/
Sielding676/
Shldn675/
Dzhelden672/
Chillden671/
Sheldina671/
Clden670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sellden
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