Sellen Surname
Approximately 1,837 people bear this surname
Sellen Surname Definition:
I can prove by the evidence of parish registers, &c., in Sussex, that this is a corruption of the ancient surname of Selwyn.
Sellen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 607 | 1:597,132 | 48,676 |
| England | 443 | 1:125,774 | 12,588 |
| Australia | 229 | 1:117,885 | 13,036 |
| France | 136 | 1:488,402 | 68,701 |
| Canada | 121 | 1:304,509 | 28,133 |
| Germany | 112 | 1:718,799 | 54,527 |
| Ecuador | 41 | 1:387,947 | 9,859 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 274 | 1:88,961 | 9,277 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 200 | 1:251,093 | 20,779 |
The alternate forms: Sellén (373) are calculated separately.
Sellen (123) may also be a first name.
Sellen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
I can prove by the evidence of parish registers, &c., in Sussex, that this is a corruption of the ancient surname of Selwyn.
Sellen Demographics
Average Sellen Salary in
United States
$42,899 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sellen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sellen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sellen is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Sellén. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sellen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sellen is the 221,950th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,967,091 people. The last name Sellen occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Sellen live; 40 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 840,349th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 123 people.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 607 people, or 1 in 597,132. In The United States Sellen is most prevalent in: Wisconsin, where 11 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Michigan, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 36 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.
Sellen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sellen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sellen last name grew 304 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 162 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sellen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sellen surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the political party.
The amount Sellen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 313.55% more than the national average, earning 1,431,230 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.58% less than the national average, earning $42,899 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.82% more than the national average, earning $53,570 CAD per year.
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Sellen Reference & Research
Sellen One-name Study - A profile of the Sellen surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
Sellen FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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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