Sellin Surname

110,401st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sellin 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.

Sellin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,6221:40,9515,122
Germany7781:103,47712,819
United States6361:569,90446,784
Sweden5681:17,3361,468
Australia1601:168,72317,330
Canada1071:344,35131,229
Brazil901:2,378,60473,132
Poland601:633,47956,390
Norway491:104,94514,093
Estonia461:28,7355,267
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Denmark151:376,31425,792
England121:4,643,172139,951
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Finland81:687,08836,047
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Sellin (197) may also be a first name.

Sellin 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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Sellin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sellin (Oriya: େଶଲିନା, Russian: Селлин) is most common in France. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sellin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 110,401st most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,731,009 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Sellin reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 37 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 646,152nd most common first name in the world, borne by 197 people.

This surname is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 1,622 people, or 1 in 40,951. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Brittany, where 72 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 10 percent are found and Guadeloupe, where 4 percent are found. Other than France it exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Sellin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sellin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sellin last name grew 1,325 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sellin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sellin surname are 15.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sellin earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 24.15% less than the national average, earning 262,512 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.03% more than the national average, earning $47,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.46% less than the national average, earning $49,455 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selling921,431/
Sellink92132/
Sellina9289/
Scellin9230/
Sellion9228/
Sellien9226/
Shellin926/
Suellin921/
Seullin920/
Selln911/
Schellin861,939/
Shellina8646/
Szelling867/
Sellingh862/
Sielling862/
Sehlling861/
Shellion860/
Scelling860/
Sellen831,837/
Gellin83604/
Sellén83373/
Sillin83338/
Zellin83239/
Seglin83217/
Cellin83111/
Jellin8395/
Sellyn8331/
Sällin8319/
Sellim8316/
Syllin8310/
Slling834/
Sllina831/
Sellne831/
Slin80117/
Schellink8054/
Schellien8023/
Seln807/
Schaellin802/
Sellingue802/
Sellinova801/
Sehelling801/
Gelling771,537/
Silling77520/
Sillien77300/
Cellina77293/
Chellin77269/
Selleng77244/
Sylling77224/
Suellen77198/
Sølling77180/
Syllien77139/
Cellion77134/
Sillion77124/
Shellen77120/
Jelling77118/
Sieglin7798/
Zelling7774/
Shillin7774/
Zoellin7769/
Sellent7767/
Zellien7750/
Gellink7750/
Sölling7747/
Šelling7733/
Sälling7731/
Sellenk7727/
Syllion7720/
Sellyna7718/
Slålien7716/
Scellen779/
Schllin779/
Celling776/
Shellyn773/
Soellen772/
Djellin771/
Zellina771/
Shlling771/
Sellenn771/
Siellen771/
Zelliën771/
Sellend771/
Gesllin771/
Sillink770/
Jellisn770/
Cellinn770/
Selleen770/
Sgillin770/
Slinn731,945/
Slind73448/
Åslin73320/
Sling73184/
Slimn73160/
Sllim7327/
Slint7321/
Selnø7317/
Slina7313/
Silln738/
Shlin736/
Sheln735/
Slion735/
Jslin734/
Sclin732/
Selng732/
Sllen731/
Sylln731/
Slien731/
Selne731/
Sålin731/
Celln731/
Schellen71946/
Schöllin71134/
Chelling7159/
Scillion7158/
Szilling7132/
Schlling7131/
Szylling7131/
Schillin7124/
Shillion7113/
Shelleen7110/
Shellyna719/
Jellinck717/
Scilling714/
Shillina712/
Hjelling712/
Scillien712/
Shyllion712/
Schøllin712/
Scheglin711/
Geesllin711/
Scillina711/
Sjilling711/
Schällin711/
Shellyon711/
Gillin672,699/
Sellem671,530/
Gellén67910/
Siglin67729/
Sillen67697/
Jellen67634/
Zeglin67618/
Gellen67390/
Sillén67225/
Zellen67195/
Schoellen67128/
Schülling6795/
Shlien6778/
Åsling6775/
Zöllin6771/
Schälling6764/
Slingh6749/
Cellim6745/
Cellen6743/
Szling6743/
Zellén6742/
Sln6732/
Sjølin6730/
Schylling6722/
Schelleng6722/
Sillim6721/
Zillin6719/
Schlin6719/
Cillin6715/
Shling6710/
Åslien678/
Shcilling676/
Syllne675/
Åsslin675/
Jellne675/
Såhlin674/
Sjling673/
Jillin673/
Sielng672/
Schillinn672/
Schiollin672/
Żeglin672/
Geglin672/
Hseeln672/
Jellim671/
Zellne671/
Scheln671/
Schillien671/
Schillina671/
Schillind671/
Shllim671/
Gellim671/
Shshillin671/
Shlgin671/
Schellent671/
Szjlin671/
Gehlln671/
Cöllin671/
Selnng671/
Syllen670/

Sellin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sellin in the Oriya language
େଶଲିନାesalina-
Sellin in the Russian language
Селлинsellin-

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