Selous Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Selous Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selous Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
England131:4,286,005132,302
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey231:2,256373
England141:1,741,09855,534
Guernsey51:6,5311,136

Selous (67) may also be a first name.

Selous Last Name Facts

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

Selous is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selous? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,775,494th most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Selous are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most widely held first name on earth, held by 67 people.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 934,098. In South Africa Selous is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 93 percent live and Western Cape, where 7 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

Selous Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Selous has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 7 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Selous Last Name Statistics demography

Selous earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.5% less than the national average, earning R 184,164 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seilous921/
Sealous920/
Seelous920/
Selos91215/
Selou91110/
Selus91103/
Sheloush8611/
Selhouse860/
Selhou831,322/
Seelos831,034/
Selose83190/
Selios83131/
Sielou8396/
Silous8377/
Seloue8367/
Selyus8350/
Seilou8334/
Selius8332/
Selaus8328/
Seilus8324/
Shelus8322/
Seloup8313/
Selois8310/
Seluse839/
Seelus836/
Seleus835/
Seylou834/
Seluis834/
Setlou833/
Sealou833/
Zelous832/
Selouh832/
Selhus831/
Sealus831/
Sehlou831/
Seylus831/
Sielus831/
Seloss831/
Seulus831/
Sylous830/
Seylos830/
Selo804,922/
Selu801,052/
Shelhouse807/
Shellhous801/
Sealhouse800/
Schelhous800/
Selosse77946/
Seelaus77194/
Seilius77128/
Seloise7799/
Zealous7738/
Åselius7737/
Selhost7729/
Sailous7725/
Shielos7717/
Seylyus7712/
Setlhou775/
Selleos774/
Shelius772/
Sheelos772/
Sheilos772/
Selayos772/
Selouhe772/
Seilyus772/
Seliues771/
Seleyou771/
Selayou771/
Seulouh771/
Sieloue771/
Selhaus771/
Chelous771/
Seloshe771/
Selouha771/
Sealout771/
Selouya771/
Seallos770/
Seulius770/
Sheloss770/
Shellhouse75314/
Schelhouse7584/
Selot738,564/
Silos738,001/
Selas735,584/
Selau732,730/
Seloi73731/
Seulu73596/
Silus73561/
Shelu73558/
Silou73512/
Celus73297/
Selio73295/
Celos73294/
Seelo73238/
Selod73212/
Scelo73212/
Seilo73210/
Seleu73205/
Sylos73202/
Seelu73158/
Selui73153/
Sylus73125/
Sielo73117/
Shelo73116/
Seliu73114/
Zelos73109/
Zelus7385/
Seloh7377/
Selhu7376/
Zelou7368/
Sealo7365/
Seloa7365/
Seloy7362/
Seluy7338/
Selgo7336/
Seylo7332/
Sehlo7324/
Seloe7319/
Seloj7317/
Setlo7317/
Sealu7317/
Sielu7315/
Selup7314/
Selut7314/
Selyu739/
Seluh739/
Seilu739/
Selho738/
Selop737/
Sélos736/
Selud736/
Sejlo735/
Seluj734/
Setlu733/
Seulo733/
Seloc733/
Seslo732/
Selue732/
Seluu732/
Seluo732/
Sselo732/
Sselu732/
Seloo732/
Selyo732/
Çelos732/
Sehlu731/
Szelo731/
Celou731/
Scelu731/
Selüs731/
Seloş731/
Sgelo731/
Seslu731/
Shelhoss7130/
Saheilou7125/
Shelgosh7118/
Shelhoup717/
Zcealous713/
Szelhaus712/
Scheloss711/
Shillous711/
Sheleuss711/
Seelhoss711/
Shelyust711/
Schielos711/
Selohoue711/
Sailouse711/
Selhoist711/
Shellots710/
Shelhaus710/
Zeallous710/
Shelheus710/
Scheulus710/
Selase674,133/
Selgas672,740/
Celius67965/
Selowe67762/
Shello67496/
Shelop67445/
Setlau67330/
Sailos67318/
Seuleu67310/
Shelot67268/
Celeus67254/
Silius67194/
Zelios67192/
Sheelu67171/
Selias67143/
Chelus67133/
Silaus67119/
Shellu67119/
Seluia67105/
Sielas6796/
Sailus6787/
Seliuc6785/
Chelos6784/
Shielu6776/
Seliau6771/
Seleio6766/
Sileus6764/
Soylus6761/
Celuis6758/
Szilos6755/
Seluce6755/
Seelau6754/
Selaas6752/
Seelas6748/
Siloys6747/
Seglio6746/
Sitlou6744/
Seluja6743/
Seloyi6743/
Siloue6740/
Sealeu6738/
Seloya6736/
Seleyo6734/
Chelou6733/
Zelius6730/
Seluya6729/
Sheloy6727/
Celoud6727/
Schelo6725/
Selaud6725/
Selais6720/
Seilas6720/
Shelgu6719/
Seiloo6719/
Shelas6718/
Selash6718/
Seulio6718/
Selijo6717/
Selooa6717/
Selohe6717/
Schelouch6717/
Seileu6716/
Sailou6714/
Sheelo6713/
Sieluś6713/
Schelhaus6711/
Sheilo6710/
Selaes6710/
Selass6710/
Selayu679/
Sealoo679/
Seleyu678/
Seliuh677/
Zeluis677/
Silios677/
Sealoa677/
Scilos677/
Shilos676/
Siluis676/
Zeelus676/
Selaut675/
Sylius675/
Saylos675/
Shelhu675/
Celois675/
Seloye675/
Soilou675/
Seelue675/
Seluji675/
Shelud674/
Sheylo674/
Silosh674/
Shelod674/
Syleos674/
Sylaus674/
Silouh674/
Sealio674/
Sealui674/
Sileos673/
Selyud673/
Silois673/
Seiloa673/
Sheluu673/
Sheilu673/
Selayo673/
Suilos673/
Syleus673/
Celaus673/
Selays673/
Sealoy673/
Seelod673/
Sheloo672/
Sealas672/
Celush672/
Sielho672/
Selahu672/
Sehelu672/
Shelue672/
Sieloh672/
Seallo672/
Szeloc672/
Seillo672/
Celousova672/
Ceilos672/
Sealau672/
Selhas672/
Sheliu672/
Xhelos672/
Shielo671/
Zelhos671/
Zeylou671/
Scielo671/
Silouy671/
Sheslo671/
Shetlu671/
Seliosova671/
Seluch671/
Seluje671/
Seeluy671/
Seetlu671/
Sgello671/
Seloid671/
Saylou671/
Selies671/
Zilous671/
Sheloa671/
Seliyo671/
Sélios671/
Zeloue671/
Zeelos671/
Zealou671/
Sethlo671/
Sesloo671/
Seullo671/
Silhou671/
Sieleu671/
Sielot671/
Sielut671/
Sseluh671/
S'Ehlo671/
Schelhout671/
Selyes671/
Seloch671/
Seluiz671/
Seluud671/
Selejo671/
Szilus671/
Sélois671/
Celose671/
Zelouh671/
Setleu671/
Sehlau671/
Sehloi671/
Seeloe671/
Selodj671/
Seleis671/
Seloia671/
Seahlo671/
Sheulo671/
Seelot671/
Sealiu671/
Sealoh671/
Sealoi671/
Sehlup671/
Sejhlo671/
Setloi671/
Shhelo671/
Shelyo671/
Shellhaus670/
Sylois670/
Seloph670/
Seloyd670/
Settlo670/
Seslot670/
Seelyo670/
Shellotts670/
Scheslaus670/
Sheloe670/
Shelhooss670/
Sheelhaus670/
Selyot670/
Seylas670/
Sehlas670/

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