Sellevold Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sellevold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sellevold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2541:20,2452,596
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Sellevold Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sellevold occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sellevold? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sellevold is the 857,026th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 22,916,811 people. Sellevold is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Sellevold reside; 81 percent reside in Northern Europe and 81 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is carried by 254 people, or 1 in 20,245. In Norway Sellevold is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 60 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 24 percent live and Northern Norway, where 7 percent live. Beside Norway this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Sellevold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sellevold has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sellevold last name rose 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sellevold Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sellevold last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sellevold earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.52% less than the national average, earning 333,890 kr per year and in United States they earn 47.9% more than the national average, earning $63,816 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sellevoll89162/
Chellevold84100/
Sletvold82628/
Slettvold78180/
Silvold7514/
Slebold751/
Seilbold712/
Schellewald70113/
Schilvold6724/
Hjlesvold6711/
Zilvold6354/
Sealbolt591/
Selvalte591/
Slaybold590/
Schlewald561/
Schleewald5313/

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sellevold
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