Selle Surname
Approximately 10,233 people bear this surname
Selle Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the shelter for animals or in the herdsman's hut.
Selle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,921 | 1:20,532 | 2,727 |
| United States | 1,997 | 1:181,502 | 18,131 |
| France | 1,082 | 1:61,389 | 8,342 |
| Indonesia | 643 | 1:205,675 | 19,417 |
| Philippines | 524 | 1:193,203 | 30,698 |
| Brazil | 460 | 1:465,379 | 17,624 |
| Cameroon | 452 | 1:45,949 | 6,035 |
| Italy | 283 | 1:216,101 | 30,444 |
| Norway | 242 | 1:21,249 | 2,752 |
| Uganda | 99 | 1:394,336 | 24,810 |
| Canada | 62 | 1:594,284 | 49,093 |
| Argentina | 54 | 1:791,545 | 52,685 |
| Belgium | 45 | 1:255,481 | 31,256 |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| Switzerland | 36 | 1:228,137 | 19,301 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Chile | 20 | 1:880,824 | 18,509 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| Liberia | 17 | 1:259,326 | 15,766 |
| Tanzania | 17 | 1:3,114,213 | 50,054 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 32 | 1:761,730 | 34,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 266 | 1:188,792 | 16,642 |
The alternate forms: Šelle (27), Sellé (13) & Séllé (1) are calculated separately.
Selle (3,014) may also be a first name.
Selle Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the shelter for animals or in the herdsman's hut.
Edward Seller was sheriff of the city of York in 1731 (D.). The name is still in that city.
Selle Demographics
Average Male Selle Height
178.74 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Selle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selle Come From? nationality or country of origin
Selle (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻞ, Russian: Селле) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Šelle, Sellé or Séllé. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Selle? popularity and diffusion
It is the 50,176th most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 712,161 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Selle are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 39 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 131,747th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 3,014 people.
The surname Selle is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 3,921 people, or 1 in 20,532. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 11 percent live. Aside from Germany Selle occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and France, where 11 percent live.
Selle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Selle has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 751 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Selle Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Selle surname are 27.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.96% being registered with the party.
The amount Selle earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 28.37% less than the national average, earning €21,509 per year; in Norway they earn 2.06% more than the national average, earning 353,213 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 66.95% more than the national average, earning R 396,732 per year; in United States they earn 8.99% more than the national average, earning $47,027 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.9% less than the national average, earning $45,756 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selle Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selle in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻞ | sl | 40 |
| ﺻﻞ | sl | 20 |
| ﺳﻠﻲ | sly | 20 |
| ﺳﻠﻪ | slh | 20 |
| Selle in the Russian language | ||
| Селле | selle | - |
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