Selnæs Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Selnæs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selnæs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway701:73,46110,305
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Selnæs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selnæs is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Selnæs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selnæs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,007,164th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname Selnæs is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Selnæs live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 73,461. In Norway Selnæs is most numerous in: Central Norway, where 77 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 14 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 4 percent are found. Other than Norway this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 18 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.

Selnæs Last Name Statistics demography

Selnæs earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 6.8% less than the national average, earning 322,562 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sellens771,194/
Seglins77356/
Sellins7746/
Slyns736/
Slnsd731/
Slens731/
Shellens7112/
Scellens712/
Hjellnæs711/
Shellins710/
Saellins710/
Seellens710/
Schellens671,496/
Shlens6717/
Sillns674/
Sllins671/
Slijns671/
Jølnæs671/
Schellins671/
Slions671/

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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 Selnæs
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