Selph Surname

123,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,698 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Selph Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selph Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6771:98,57510,962
Congo81:623,63715,053
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
England11:55,718,059489,080
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2361:212,79118,243

Selph Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selph is found most in The United States. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selph? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 123,467th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,970,672 people. The last name Selph occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Selph reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Selph is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 3,677 people, or 1 in 98,575. In The United States it is mostly found in: Georgia, where 18 percent are found, Florida, where 17 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 0 percent are found and Kuwait, where 0 percent are found.

Selph Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Selph has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Selph last name rose 1,558 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Selph Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Selph surname are 22.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.9% registered with the political party.

Selph earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.32% less than the national average, earning $39,129 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selphs911/
Selp8941/
Selh8928/
Shelp80790/
Szelp8084/
Sylph8040/
Scelp8017/
Selpe8016/
Sleph8012/
Selpp807/
Seelh802/
Zelph802/
Sellh801/
Selps801/
Selbp801/
Silph801/
Slphs801/
Saelp801/
Sjelh801/
Sel7514,300/
Slp754/
Schelp731,067/
Jelphs7313/
Sielpe732/
Shelpe732/
Sseelh731/
Sjeelh731/
Seelhw731/
Shelpp730/
Self6736,179/
Sell6731,656/
Seel679,341/
Selt676,479/
Sael672,690/
Seul672,576/
Shel672,461/
Suel672,266/
Sehl671,581/
Soel67745/
Siel67593/
Selb67510/
Szel67486/
Slep67109/
Seld6775/
Celp6734/
Silp6722/
Schelpf6713/
Zsel6711/
Silh6710/
Selø679/
Gelp676/
Sjel673/
Selw673/
Sesl673/
Schielp672/
Xsel671/
Szlp671/
Ssel671/
Slhp671/
Hsel671/
Sclp671/
Slbp671/
Slfh671/
Slhw671/
Sxel671/
Schelpp671/
Zlph671/
Xslp671/
Dslp671/
Hslp671/
Jelp671/
Seelhff671/
Slpe671/
Schelpt670/
Scel670/

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Selph Reference & Research

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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 Selph
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis