Sels Surname

146,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,036 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Sels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2,4521:4,689531
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
Netherlands1611:104,88916,937
Germany811:993,89568,573
France461:1,443,972140,296
England301:1,857,26974,552
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
India121:63,922,115578,870
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Sels (40) may also be a first name.

Sels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sels (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻞ, Russian: Селс) is found most frequently in Belgium. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sels? popularity and diffusion

It is the 146,102nd most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,400,377 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Sels live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,614,485th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 40 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is borne by 2,452 people, or 1 in 4,689. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 93 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent live and Walloon Region, where 4 percent live. Outside of Belgium it is found in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and The Netherlands, where 5 percent live.

Sels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sels last name expanded 380 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sels are 14.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.18% registered with the party.

The amount Sels earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 21.55% less than the national average, earning $33,851 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.59% more than the national average, earning $63,392 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sells8912,563/
Seels89430/
Saels89110/
Selås8999/
Soels8994/
Selse8962/
Suels8960/
Selst8935/
Selss8927/
Shels8922/
Siels8922/
Selsø8916/
Sehls898/
Szels894/
Seuls892/
Selsh891/
Selså891/
Sls8612/
Selles809,638/
Schels801,332/
Shells80692/
Selstø80163/
Scells80112/
Sheels809/
Shelse805/
Selsøe804/
Seglis804/
Suells802/
Sehlse802/
Shelsh801/
Selshe801/
Soehls800/
Selz751,479/
Gels75903/
Sles75555/
Cels75377/
Sils75353/
Zels75330/
Söls75137/
Slsh75122/
Jels7510/
Selx754/
Xels753/
Shls751/
Slls751/
Slsd751/
Syls751/
Dsls751/
Scelles73808/
Scheels73179/
Schoels73167/
Scheuls7369/
Schells7362/
Schiels7342/
Shelles7320/
Sielsch7315/
Szelles735/
Schaels732/
Szellős732/
Shellss731/
Sselles731/
Suelles731/
Selless730/
Sills6712,772/
Cells67782/
Selch67776/
Sless67331/
Schelles67323/
Celse67239/
Selje67210/
Suils67206/
Zoels67135/
Giels67119/
Zelst67102/
Selce6795/
Gelse6786/
Chels6776/
Jelse6759/
Zells6757/
Shils6751/
Shles6741/
Ziels6735/
Saelz6720/
Ceuls6718/
Sehlz6718/
Gelsz6717/
Sellz6713/
Szyls6713/
Geessels6713/
Soelz6710/
Jells679/
Gehls679/
Sölls679/
Zaels678/
Szles678/
Gells677/
Sylls677/
Jelsø676/
Silsz673/
Selze673/
Shyls673/
Scles672/
Schoelss672/
Schls672/
Ssles672/
Ceels671/
Celsp671/
Jeels671/
Jelhs671/
Zelse671/
Zelss671/
Zuels671/
Scelz671/
Schellst671/
Schuells671/
Shelz671/
Sylsz671/
Jelst671/
Silss671/
Slles671/
Zhels671/
Zeels671/
Scheelse671/
Sysls671/
Szüls671/
Gelss671/
Gelsh670/
Seulz670/
Slehs670/

Sels Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sels in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻞsl-
Sels in the Russian language
Селсsels-

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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 Sels
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