Selstø Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Selstø Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selstø Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1631:31,5484,375

The alternate forms: Selst (35) are calculated separately.

Selstø Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selstø is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Selst. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selstø? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selstø is the 1,359,010th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Selstø are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Selstø is most numerous in Norway, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 31,548. In Norway it is most common in: Western Norway, where 69 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 17 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 7 percent reside.

Selstø Last Name Statistics demography

Selstø earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 10.19% less than the national average, earning 310,815 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selst9735/
Selsø9116/
Selsøe834/
Shelst832/
Sels803,036/
Sells7312,563/
Seels73430/
Saels73110/
Zelst73102/
Selås7399/
Soels7394/
Selse7362/
Suels7360/
Selss7327/
Siels7322/
Shels7322/
Sehls738/
Szels734/
Seuls732/
Jelst731/
Selsh731/
Selså731/
Shellest716/
Schellst711/
Selles679,638/
Schels671,332/
Shells67692/
Scells67112/
Chelst6732/
Sheels679/
Zeelst677/
Shelse675/
Seglis674/
Celste674/
Suells672/
Sehlse672/
Selshe671/
Shelsh671/
Zielst671/
Shilst670/
Soehls670/
Jelsth670/

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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 Selstø
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