Sells Surname

41,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sells Surname Definition:

Pl., and genit., of Sell, q.v.

There is a Selles in the Pas-de-Calais Dept.; also one in the Eure Dept.

Sells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,1371:32,5454,062
England7311:76,2228,626
Australia2831:95,39110,845
Canada1351:272,93025,634
Spain821:570,14727,179
Israel761:112,60012,624
Wales231:134,5459,804
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Norway151:342,81932,589
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
France31:22,140,907385,998
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5101:47,7955,894
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3991:35,8964,258

Sells (51) may also be a first name.

Sells Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Pl., and genit., of Sell, q.v.

There is a Selles in the Pas-de-Calais Dept.; also one in the Eure Dept.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sells Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sells is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sells? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 41,545th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 580,080 people. The last name Sells is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Sells reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sells is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly held forename in the world It is held by 51 people.

The surname Sells is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 11,137 people, or 1 in 32,545. In The United States Sells is primarily concentrated in: California, where 7 percent reside, Ohio, where 6 percent reside and North Carolina, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States it exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Sells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sells has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 796 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 143 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sells Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sells last name are 19.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.84% being registered with the party.

The amount Sells earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 95.15% more than the national average, earning 675,383 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.35% less than the national average, earning $40,840 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.96% more than the national average, earning $50,659 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selles919,638/
Shells91692/
Scells91112/
Suells912/
Sels893,036/
Slls891/
Scelles83808/
Schells8362/
Shelles8320/
Szelles835/
Szellős832/
Shellss831/
Sselles831/
Suelles831/
Selless830/
Sills8012,772/
Cells80782/
Seels80430/
Saels80110/
Selås8099/
Soels8094/
Selse8062/
Suels8060/
Zells8057/
Selst8035/
Selss8027/
Shels8022/
Siels8022/
Selsø8016/
Sellz8013/
Jells809/
Sölls809/
Sehls808/
Gells807/
Sylls807/
Szels804/
Seuls802/
Selsh801/
Slles801/
Selså801/
Schelles77323/
Schellst771/
Schuells771/
Sls7512/
Schels731,332/
Gelles731,054/
Celles73699/
Silles73590/
Sellez73234/
Zelles73230/
Selstø73163/
Jelles73130/
Ziells7360/
Shills7319/
Chells7319/
Süllős7318/
Sheels739/
Shellz737/
Zoells737/
Selsøe734/
Seglis734/
Jellse733/
Scills732/
Sehlse732/
Giells731/
Shelsh731/
Selshe731/
Suills731/
Gellsh731/
Soehls730/
Schoelles71220/
Selz671,479/
Gels67903/
Chelles67639/
Sles67555/
Szőllős67518/
Cels67377/
Sils67353/
Zels67330/
Scheels67179/
Schoels67167/
Siellez67139/
Söls67137/
Szöllős67124/
Slsh67122/
Scheuls6769/
Schiels6742/
Jellese6738/
Sielsch6715/
Schills6712/
Cellese6711/
Jels6710/
Szélles677/
Szilles677/
Zielles675/
Selx674/
Sllz674/
Xels673/
Schaels672/
Jellesø672/
Gielles671/
Zelless671/
Schlles671/
Djelles671/
Shls671/
Slsd671/
Syls671/
Xlls671/
Dsls671/
Cellest671/
Jlls671/
Jelless670/
Gellest670/
Scylles670/
Silless670/

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