Selliken Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Selliken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selliken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway561:91,82712,640
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Selliken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selliken is found most frequently in Norway. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Selliken.

How Common Is The Last Name Selliken? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,718,748th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Selliken live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Selliken is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 91,827. In Norway Selliken is primarily concentrated in: Western Norway, where 84 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 14 percent reside and Central Norway, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Norway Selliken exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 46 percent reside and Denmark, where 4 percent reside.

Selliken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Selliken surname are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Selliken earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.7% more than the national average, earning 362,344 kr per year and in United States they earn 28.17% less than the national average, earning $30,996 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zelliken880/
Shilliken821/
Slicken801/
Slaiken800/
Slitken800/
Schelleken785/
Zilliken75173/
Gilliken7511/
Zelleken759/
Schleiken7157/
Slikin713/
Sliekienė711/
Slyken711/
Sleken710/
Sėliukienė67171/
Slizkin6727/
Slitkin6723/
Shlikenova672/
Slikina672/
Schleicken671/
Slidkin671/
Shlikin671/
Slekken670/
Clicken670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Selliken
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