Selle Surname

50,176th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Selle Surname Definition:

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

Selle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,9211:20,5322,727
United States1,9971:181,50218,131
France1,0821:61,3898,342
Indonesia6431:205,67519,417
Philippines5241:193,20330,698
Brazil4601:465,37917,624
Cameroon4521:45,9496,035
Italy2831:216,10130,444
Norway2421:21,2492,752
Uganda991:394,33624,810
Canada621:594,28449,093
Argentina541:791,54552,685
Belgium451:255,48131,256
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Australia301:899,85754,700
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
England251:2,228,72284,230
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Chile201:880,82418,509
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Austria181:473,08046,251
Liberia171:259,32615,766
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Finland71:785,24338,644
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
India61:127,844,230863,365
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2661:188,79216,642

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.

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

Edward Seller was sheriff of the city of York in 1731 (D.). The name is still in that city.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Selle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selle (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻞ, Russian: Селле) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Šelle, Sellé or Séllé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Selle? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 50,176th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 712,161 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Selle reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 39 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 131,747th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 3,014 people.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 3,921 people, or 1 in 20,532. In Germany Selle is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 11 percent are found. Beside Germany it occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and France, where 11 percent are found.

Selle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Selle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Selle surname increased 751 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Selle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šelle9327/
Sellé9313/
Selles919,638/
Seller915,998/
Selley912,362/
Shelle91571/
Szelle91535/
Seille91526/
Sellie91465/
Sellet91309/
Sellei91292/
Selleh91259/
Sellez91234/
Sellge91167/
Soelle91157/
Sjelle9193/
Scelle9153/
Sielle9133/
Selled9121/
Sellee9121/
Suelle9114/
Sellea9114/
Seylle9111/
Saelle919/
Seelle912/
Hselle911/
Sealle911/
Seulle911/
Sele8912,414/
Slle894/
Séllé871/
Shelley8330,555/
Schelle832,532/
Siellez83139/
Siellet83131/
Sellett8349/
Sieller8342/
Selleys8331/
Szelley8324/
Zseller8316/
Seeller8316/
Szellei8316/
Seelley8314/
Sellhed8314/
Shellee8312/
Szelles835/
Shelløe835/
Selledh834/
Selleis833/
Shellea832/
Selleas832/
Selleer832/
Sellets832/
Saellee832/
Sellieh832/
Siellie832/
Sceelle831/
Sellech831/
Sehelle831/
Sehller831/
Shellei831/
Sselles831/
Suellee831/
Suelleu831/
Selless830/
Scelley830/
Seulley830/
Shealle830/
Selleah830/
Jelle8024,010/
Shell8020,926/
Gelle8020,268/
Seale8014,034/
Sella8011,784/
Siele809,270/
Seele803,976/
Celle803,677/
Selly803,611/
Selli803,594/
Shele802,073/
Zelle801,920/
Sille801,001/
Seile80917/
Seall80301/
Seyle80215/
Sölle80169/
Sylle80160/
Sülle8063/
Sälle8058/
Seyll8032/
Sesle8027/
Slleh8018/
Seill8010/
Seull808/
Selhe808/
Slley806/
Hsele806/
Sælle805/
Sller803/
Želle803/
Xelle801/
Shlle801/
Slles801/
Sllei801/
Åsele801/
Ssele801/
Scele801/
Sllee801/
Schelles77323/
Schellie7787/
Schelley7735/
Schjelle7728/
Schielle7712/
Schoelle7711/
Sellehed7710/
Sellherr778/
Selleová777/
Schuelle775/
Sjøhelle775/
Scheelle771/
Sjuellie771/
Sheelley771/
Shelleey771/
Seheller771/
Shceller771/
Shellley770/
Schaelle770/
Schellez770/
Seellees770/
Sle7576/
Zeller7347,974/
Geller7319,357/
Shelly7312,789/
Siller7312,232/
Jelley733,644/
Chelle732,576/
Hjelle732,154/
Sellai731,823/
Shiell731,493/
Gelles731,054/
Celles73699/
Séllei73645/
Celler73612/
Silles73590/
Sellis73526/
Söller73425/
Sellay73418/
Jeelle73396/
Saille73391/
Tjelle73367/
Cellie73355/
Gellez73347/
Gelley73339/
Jeller73314/
Zelley73303/
Sélley73296/
Sheele73278/
Sillet73248/
Zelles73230/
Gellet73221/
Sheill73216/
Zoelle73205/
Sheile73196/
Zellei73193/
Sillie73188/
Shelli73182/
Celley73180/
Soille73158/
Gellee73148/
Sellés73146/
Zsille73144/
Seella73137/
Jelles73130/
Silley73127/
Söllei73125/
Djelle7397/
Zellie7391/
Sielli7391/
Scille7387/
Shille7380/
Szella7379/
Sillje7376/
Scelly7369/
Sellaj7369/
Scelli7359/
Sisell7359/
Gellei7350/
Seilhe7343/
Sellia7342/
Zellet7341/
Syller7341/
Scella7333/
Sillei7328/
Süllei7326/
Cellet7325/
Sillge7324/
Zellea7324/
Shylle7324/
Ceille7323/
Suelli7322/
Sheall7322/
Shhele7320/
Szylle7318/
Cellez7317/
Silleh7316/
Seeyle7315/
Sellès7315/
Sitell7313/
Syllie7313/
Šeller7313/
Gielle7312/
Sheale7311/
Gellée7311/
Selliy739/
Šellei738/
Sellya737/
Siella737/
Sejleh737/
Sheell736/
Zuelle736/
Seully735/
Zielle735/
Silled735/
Sellit735/
Sheull735/
Sellio735/
Søller735/
Sujlle735/
Zellez734/
Sceele734/
Syllee734/
Celleh734/
Sealeh734/
Sellih734/
Jelled734/
Jellet733/
Saylle733/
Cisell733/
Seelli733/
Seesle733/
Jellez733/
Suille733/
Seelly732/
Shelhe732/
Selloy732/
Saelli732/
Silleu732/
Sűller732/
Sillez732/
Ceelle731/
Cehlle731/
Sislle731/
Shllee731/
Shlley731/
Sellid731/
Seasle731/
Seulli731/
Syllei731/
Szeale731/
Zellee731/
Sehlli731/
Shelll731/
Setleh731/
Jellee731/
Schlle731/
Hősele731/
Suellý731/
Shejll731/
Szellé731/
Cellei731/
Sellaa731/
Sellyo731/
Sellii731/
Sjlleh731/
Szller731/
Cellee731/
Sesell730/
Sceale730/
Sielly730/
Cellea730/
Sillea730/
Jshell730/
Seihll730/
Shellt730/
Szelleová71147/
Szelleova7118/
Schelleis7110/
Selleiová714/
Scheeller711/
Cele67104,010/
Seal6746,578/
Sleh679,182/
Slee675,254/
Sile674,595/
Cissell672,906/
Seul672,576/
Shel672,461/
Schille671,869/
Seil671,858/
Sillett671,470/
Sled67845/
Sæle67778/
Şele67745/
Chelles67639/
Sles67555/
Seyl67534/
Chelley67450/
Jellett67365/
Zielley67278/
Saysell67265/
Schelly67207/
Çele67194/
Slez67190/
Sissell67188/
Zsellér67188/
Scilley67181/
Gellett67179/
Slea67177/
Shilley67168/
Scheall67160/
Settell67153/
Sziller67152/
Sley67147/
Syle67133/
Chellet67124/
Shyller67122/
Slep67109/
Slet6799/
Ciscell6794/
Slej6791/
Saycell6773/
Cheller6770/
Sellahy6767/
Saisell6758/
Zsöllei6751/
Schelli6749/
Säle6747/
Hjellet6745/
Chisell6735/
Sler6735/
Schülle6733/
Sleu6730/
Selh6728/
Zieller6728/
Schehle6727/
Schälle6727/
Schelleová6725/
Selliås6722/
Åsle6717/
Shillea6715/
Cheille6715/
Chhelle6711/
Sechell6710/
Sellaih6710/
Sellaya6710/
Shesell679/
Chellea678/
Zsillei678/
Slly677/
Szélles677/
Szilles677/
Setl676/
Slei676/
Slla676/
Hgeller676/
Seitlet676/
Jellets675/
Shellay675/
Zielles675/
Sheelly674/
Zelletz674/
Setlech674/
Gellleh674/
Sīle674/
Sèle674/
Siellis674/
Sehelly674/
Sellais673/
Shelliy673/
Shetlet673/
Zlle673/
Cessell673/
Slli673/
Sejl673/
Shle673/
Sheesle672/
Shytell672/
Schllep672/
Cellecz672/
Sichell672/
Chellee672/
Szelleiova672/
Jellesø672/
Jellhed672/
Sittell671/
Seheler671/
Saehlly671/
Cheelle671/
Zoelley671/
Zelless671/
Zellett671/
Sceehle671/
Schlley671/
Schelhe671/
Sciolle671/
Sillepp671/
Shellih671/
Shelloy671/
Shellui671/
Shisell671/
Sellich671/
Seecell671/
Seheele671/
Sheehle671/
Suilley671/
Scheill671/
Schlles671/
Djelles671/
Djelled671/
Zsielleová671/
Settled671/
Sleć671/
Sleš671/
Silliea671/
Schelleova671/
Scillie671/
Sellaia671/
Sellaja671/
Sellioğ671/
Sēle671/
Dsle671/
Zeellie671/
Chelled671/
Ssle671/
Shellli671/
Scle671/
Sheilhe671/
Sxle671/
Cellest671/
Jelless670/
Silleth670/
Hzielle670/
Shetell670/
Celleer670/
Gellest670/
Seitell670/
Sheilld670/
Settlet670/
Cellett670/
Siscell670/
Jellead670/
Scylles670/
Silless670/
Zhelley670/
Scheull670/

Selle Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selle in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻞsl40
ﺻﻞsl20
ﺳﻠﻲsly20
ﺳﻠﻪslh20
Selle in the Russian language
Селлеselle-

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