Sellu Surname

49,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sierra Leone
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Sellu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sellu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sierra Leone9,9251:714135
Liberia2981:14,7941,546
Indonesia1011:1,309,39890,991
United States491:7,397,121336,459
England181:3,095,448105,421
India141:54,790,384527,769
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Sellu (94) may also be a first name.

Sellu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sellu (Hindi: सेल्लू, Oriya: େସଲୁ) is found most in Sierra Leone. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sellu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 49,275th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 697,707 people. The last name Sellu is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sellu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sellu is also the 980,251st most frequently occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 94 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Sierra Leone, where it is borne by 9,925 people, or 1 in 714. Excluding Sierra Leone this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 3 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Sellu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sellu last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Sellu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.09% less than the national average, earning $28,441 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sellou91990/
Shellu91119/
Sellau9117/
Sellus914/
Seellu911/
Sellud911/
Sellouh83116/
Siellou8347/
Suellau8326/
Sellius8314/
Sellous833/
Selleus831/
Shellui831/
Shelleu831/
Sellaux831/
Sellout831/
Saellau831/
Saehllu831/
Suelleu831/
Sellaus830/
Gellu801,426/
Sillu80204/
Jellu8012/
Cellu806/
Sllau804/
Zellu801/
Sellhaus771/
Sellouhe771/
Slu7544/
Chellu731,434/
Zellou731,266/
Selloe73243/
Sillus73133/
Sillau73117/
Süllau7375/
Cellou7373/
Sillup7349/
Shillu7342/
Syllus7339/
Sillou7333/
Gellus7330/
Jelluš7321/
Cellus7316/
Jellou7311/
Zselló738/
Gellau734/
Zellus733/
Silleu732/
Sehelu732/
Selloo732/
Gellou732/
Gelleu731/
Zelluz731/
Silluu731/
Cellau731/
Jellus731/
Zellau731/
Sylluy731/
Gelluz731/
Gellut730/
Schellius7141/
Schelluch7130/
Schellous710/
Schelluph710/
Silliau67378/
Zellous67182/
Slut67147/
Sluz67127/
Slui67120/
Schellhous6784/
Schellhaus6768/
Sillius6765/
Silloux6756/
Szillus6748/
Sliu6741/
Slup6737/
Chellou6736/
Slou6736/
Slud6733/
Hjellup6732/
Slau6732/
Sleu6730/
Jellous6713/
Slyu6712/
Slus679/
Sluy678/
Jellius677/
Sluh675/
Djellou674/
Celleus674/
Sluj673/
Gellius672/
Celluch671/
Jelloud671/
Zellaus671/
Sllouha671/
Sluu671/
Sillhou671/
Shlu671/
Sillaus671/
Schellhout671/
Szelloe671/
Gellous671/
Jellout671/
Schllup671/
Xllu671/
Chellui671/
Jllu671/
Schillu670/
Sllauch670/
Sillous670/

Sellu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sellu in the Hindi language
सेल्लूsellu-
Sellu in the Oriya language
େସଲୁesalu-

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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
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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 Sellu
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