Selow Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Selow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Selow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selow is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Selow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,185,341st most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name Selow occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Selow reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Selow is most common in Germany, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 2,012,636. In Germany Selow is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 28 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 23 percent live and Hamburg, where 18 percent live. Outside of Germany Selow occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 15 percent live.

Selow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Selow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Selow last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Selow last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Selow earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.82% less than the national average, earning $40,639 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selowa918,122/
Selowe91762/
Saelow91531/
Seelow91393/
Setlow91216/
Shelow91191/
Seslow9141/
Sealow9112/
Sielow9110/
Sehlow912/
Shellow83161/
Sheslow8330/
Settlow8327/
Siehlow8324/
Shelowa8315/
Saeliow839/
Shaelow832/
Shelowe832/
Saeloiw831/
Seelouw831/
Saelowh831/
Shehlow830/
Sethlow830/
Schelow830/
Seatlow830/
Salow801,299/
Solow80914/
Silow80425/
Jelow80311/
Gelow80136/
Sylow8091/
Selov8073/
Zelow8042/
Selof8031/
Selaw808/
Selob806/
Celow803/
Schaelow7721/
Schielow7714/
Shelleow770/
Gielow732,296/
Shilow73663/
Seilov73317/
Shalow73271/
Xeylow73245/
Silowa73241/
Selova73146/
Silowe73142/
Seylov73129/
Silouw73128/
Selawe73124/
Sislow7392/
Shelov7387/
Sallow7365/
Szalow7365/
Saelaw7364/
Seloff7352/
Selyov7329/
Seslov7328/
Sollow7327/
Seliaw7317/
Seelaw7316/
Sielaw7315/
Jeelow7314/
Szylow7311/
Seelov739/
Selhof738/
Zelows736/
Celgow735/
Shelob734/
Zielow734/
Zaelow734/
Setlov733/
Sholow733/
Sealaw733/
Sitlow733/
Sileow732/
Seleuw732/
Saylow732/
Sielof732/
Saalow732/
Seloub732/
Jelhow732/
Shylow731/
Cislow731/
Selgov731/
Syslow731/
Chelow731/
Jislow731/
Sohlow731/
Sailow731/
Saliow731/
Selouf731/
Selovë731/
Seslaw731/
Saelof731/
Saelov731/
Seloph730/
Getlow730/
Silows730/
Schelhowe7119/
Shallow672,289/
Zietlow671,822/
Schalow671,250/
Shillow671,106/
Sieloff671,026/
Shilowa67851/
Sailowa67690/
Seilova67457/
Seeloff67206/
Seylova67160/
Saeliaw67118/
Seelhof67117/
Sheloff6777/
Shelyov6772/
Zeitlow6763/
Sehloff6745/
Sittlow6742/
Seiloff6738/
Shilowe6738/
Schilow6732/
Sealiaw6728/
Zeatlow6727/
Scislow6725/
Shelova6720/
Saelhof6718/
Setloff6718/
Schälow6713/
Shehlov6713/
Schelov6711/
Sahalow679/
Chetlow677/
Silyowe676/
Shelgov675/
Giehlow675/
Seislov673/
Selhoff673/
Sceliov672/
Shailow672/
Scholow672/
Sheulov672/
Seliova672/
Suilowa672/
Sehlova672/
Sielosf671/
Sheilov671/
Sheloob671/
Shitlow671/
Selhova671/
Seeloft671/
Suislow671/
Shaalow671/
Seloufe671/
Szelova671/
Chealow671/
Shelhob671/
Shiloow671/
Sihlowa671/
Sehlhof671/
Chehlow671/
Shollow670/
Sheelaw670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selow
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