Sellyei Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Sellyei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sellyei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary491:200,33216,931
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Séllyei (55) are calculated separately.

Sellyei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sellyei is found most frequently in Hungary. It may be rendered as a variant: Séllyei. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sellyei? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,136,387th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname Sellyei occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Sellyei are found; 69 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 63 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Hungary, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 200,332. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Budapest, where 63 percent live, Vas County, where 27 percent live and Baranya County, where 2 percent live. Barring Hungary this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Slovakia, where 6 percent live.

Sellyei Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sellyei surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

Sellyei earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.08% more than the national average, earning $49,225 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Séllyei9555/
Shellyei931/
Sellaye86176/
Sellyey8615/
Selliyea801/
Sellawei801/
Selloui712/
Sellaie711/
Sellaui711/
Silleye711/
Chellaye6734/
Sellioui6710/
Chelluye671/
Shelleey671/
Shelleay670/
Sellaiaha6349/
Schillaei631/
Selloua57185/
Zellauy574/
Zellaui572/
Schilloweit568/
Sillajõe5312/
Sillajoe534/
Chelloui532/
Silleahy532/
Chilluye531/
Sillowey530/
Chellouai50340/
Chellioui5017/

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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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  • 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 Sellyei
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