Selous Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Selous Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 58 | 1:934,098 | 59,404 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | 23 | 1:2,256 | 373 |
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Guernsey | 5 | 1:6,531 | 1,136 |
Selous (67) may also be a first name.
Selous Demographics
Average Selous Salary in
England
£40,810
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Selous Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selous Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Selous has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selous? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,775,494th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname Selous occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Selous reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Selous is also the 1,191,548th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 67 people.
Selous is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 934,098. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 93 percent live and Western Cape, where 7 percent live. Besides South Africa it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.
Selous Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Selous has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 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.
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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 Selous
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