Sellyn Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

Sellyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sellyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Scotland61:892,30328,047
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Sellyn (39) may also be a first name.

Sellyn Last Name Facts

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

Sellyn is most common in Canada. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sellyn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,543,123rd most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Sellyn occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Sellyn live; 39 percent live in North America and 26 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 39 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 4,093,955. In Canada Sellyn is most common in: Quebec, where 89 percent are found and British Columbia, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Canada this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 26 percent are found and Scotland, where 19 percent are found.

Sellyn Last Name Statistics demography

Sellyn earn more than double the average income. In Canada they earn 176.72% more than the national average, earning $137,482 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sellyna9218/
Shellyn923/
Selln911/
Shellyna869/
Shellyon861/
Sellin834,210/
Sellen831,837/
Sellén83373/
Sellne831/
Seln807/
Selling771,431/
Selleng77244/
Suellen77198/
Sellink77132/
Shellen77120/
Sellina7789/
Sellent7767/
Sehelyn7737/
Scellin7730/
Sellion7728/
Sellenk7727/
Sellien7726/
Scellen779/
Shellin776/
Soellen772/
Siellen771/
Suellin771/
Sellenn771/
Sellend771/
Selleen770/
Seullin770/
Schellynck7546/
Selnø7317/
Silln738/
Sheln735/
Selng732/
Sylln731/
Selne731/
Celln731/
Schellin711,939/
Schellen71946/
Shellina7146/
Shelleen7110/
Szelling717/
Sielling712/
Sellingh712/
Sehlling711/
Shellion710/
Scelling710/
Sellem671,530/
Sillen67697/
Sillin67338/
Zellin67239/
Sillén67225/
Seglin67217/
Zellen67195/
Schoellen67128/
Cellin67111/
Schellink6754/
Cellen6743/
Zellén6742/
Schellien6723/
Schelleng6722/
Sällin6719/
Sellim6716/
Syllin6710/
Syllne675/
Schaellin672/
Sielng672/
Sellingue672/
Hseeln672/
Scheln671/
Schellent671/
Sellinova671/
Sehelling671/
Selnng671/
Syllen670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sellyn
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