Selston Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Selston Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicaragua | 91 | 1:66,166 | 1,597 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Selston Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selston Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Selston has its highest incidence in Nicaragua. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Selston click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selston? popularity and diffusion
Selston is the 1,882,912th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Selston reside; 94 percent reside in Central America and 94 percent reside in Hispano-Central America.
Selston is most frequently occurring in Nicaragua, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 66,166. In Nicaragua it is primarily found in: North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, where 89 percent are found and South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Nicaragua it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Selston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Selston has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelston | 93 | 85 | / |
| Selstong | 93 | 4 | / |
| Sellston | 93 | 1 | / |
| Slston | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sellstone | 88 | 22 | / |
| Shelstone | 88 | 10 | / |
| Shellston | 88 | 0 | / |
| Gelston | 86 | 794 | / |
| Silston | 86 | 52 | / |
| Celston | 86 | 9 | / |
| Selstan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zelston | 86 | 0 | / |
| Shilston | 80 | 207 | / |
| Chelston | 80 | 49 | / |
| Shelstun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gelstone | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sillston | 80 | 0 | / |
| Shilstone | 75 | 157 | / |
| Gilston | 71 | 319 | / |
| Selstam | 71 | 38 | / |
| Slecton | 71 | 12 | / |
| Cleston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gelstan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chilston | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gillston | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gilstone | 67 | 2 | / |
| Clesthon | 67 | 0 | / |
| Chilstone | 63 | 15 | / |
| Chilleston | 59 | 0 | / |
| Gilstón | 57 | 4 | / |
| Clecton | 57 | 1 | / |
| Clezton | 57 | 0 | / |
| Jellstam | 53 | 13 | / |
| Chilstom | 53 | 3 | / |
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Selston Reference & Research
Sulston One-name Study - A profile of the Sulston surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
SULSTON FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Selston
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis