Selly Surname

125,946th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Selly Surname Definition:

V. Selley.

Selly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,6671:79,3348,416
France8491:78,23611,010
Kenya2841:162,60512,666
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
Tanzania1601:330,88524,859
Papua New Guinea1381:59,0857,566
Ivory Coast871:265,18710,377
India431:17,838,730274,051
England351:1,591,94567,242
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Mauritania211:194,9939,876
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Benin121:861,30044,192
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Wales71:442,07621,198
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1291:188,95615,351
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

Selly (26,293) may also be a first name.

Selly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Selley.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Selly Last Name Facts

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

Selly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻲ, Marathi: सॅली) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Selly? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 125,946th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,018,152 people. Selly is mostly found in Asia, where 48 percent of Selly reside; 46 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 46 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 30,805th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 26,293 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,667 people, or 1 in 79,334. In Indonesia Selly is most frequent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 45 percent live, Maluku, where 21 percent live and Central Java, where 15 percent live. Barring Indonesia this last name occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in France, where 24 percent live and Kenya, where 8 percent live.

Selly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Selly has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 151 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 73 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Selly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Selly surname are 18.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.86% being registered to vote for the political party.

Selly earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.4% less than the national average, earning $42,977 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelly9112,789/
Selley912,362/
Sellay91418/
Scelly9169/
Selliy919/
Sellya917/
Seully915/
Seelly912/
Selloy912/
Sellyo911/
Sielly910/
Shelley8330,555/
Schelly83207/
Sellahy8367/
Selleys8331/
Szelley8324/
Seelley8314/
Sellaya8310/
Shellay835/
Sheelly834/
Sehelly834/
Shelliy833/
Saehlly831/
Shelloy831/
Scelley830/
Seulley830/
Sella8011,784/
Selle8010,233/
Selli803,594/
Silly801,892/
Celly80780/
Sylly8014/
Sellé8013/
Schielly7766/
Schelley7735/
Schuelly7710/
Schoelly776/
Shellaya775/
Sheelley771/
Shelleey771/
Shellley770/
Selles739,638/
Seller735,998/
Sellai731,823/
Shelle73571/
Szelle73535/
Sellis73526/
Sellie73465/
Sellet73309/
Zelley73303/
Sélley73296/
Sellei73292/
Selleh73259/
Sellez73234/
Sehely73184/
Shelli73182/
Celley73180/
Sellge73167/
Soelle73157/
Sellés73146/
Seella73137/
Silley73127/
Shilly73127/
Zellay73120/
Silloy73109/
Sillay73100/
Sjelle7393/
Sielli7391/
Szella7379/
Sellaj7369/
Scelli7359/
Scelle7353/
Scilly7342/
Sellia7342/
Scella7333/
Sielle7333/
Suelli7322/
Selled7321/
Sellee7321/
Cellay7315/
Sellès7315/
Suelle7314/
Sellea7314/
Saelle739/
Siella737/
Sellit735/
Shylly735/
Sellio735/
Sellih734/
Seelli733/
Cellya733/
Szilly733/
Saelli732/
Seelle732/
Hselle731/
Sellid731/
Seulli731/
Sehlli731/
Seulle731/
Suellý731/
Sillya731/
Sillyo731/
Szellé731/
Syllay731/
Sylluy731/
Sellaa731/
Sellii731/
Scylly730/
Schelle672,532/
Schilly67540/
Chelley67450/
Zsellér67188/
Scilley67181/
Shilley67168/
Siellez67139/
Siellet67131/
Schölly6769/
Sellett6749/
Schelli6749/
Sieller6742/
Chellay6724/
Selliås6722/
Zseller6716/
Seeller6716/
Szellei6716/
Sellhed6714/
Shellee6712/
Sellaih6710/
Szelles675/
Chelloy675/
Shelløe675/
Selledh674/
Siellis674/
Sillahy673/
Sellais673/
Selleis673/
Shyllys673/
Shellea672/
Selleas672/
Selleer672/
Sellets672/
Saellee672/
Szehely672/
Sellieh672/
Siellie672/
Cellaya671/
Sceelle671/
Sillaya671/
Shilliy671/
Shellih671/
Shellui671/
Sellich671/
Suilley671/
Sellech671/
Sehelle671/
Shehely671/
Sehller671/
Sellaia671/
Sellaja671/
Sellioğ671/
Syllaya671/
Shellli671/
Shellei671/
Sselles671/
Suellee671/
Suelleu671/
Selless670/
Scillay670/
Scilloy670/
Shillay670/
Selleah670/

Selly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selly in the Marathi language
सॅलीseli-
Selly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻠﻲsly84.27
ﺳﻠﻰsly4.49
ﺻﻠﻲsly3.37
ﺳﻴﻠﻲsyly2.25
ﺳﻠﻠﻲslly1.12
ﺳﻠﻠﻰslly1.12
ﺳﻴﻠﻰsyly1.12

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