Selt Surname

75,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Selt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria6,3181:6,1151,004
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
United States361:10,068,304413,125
England221:2,532,63991,802
France91:7,380,302306,885
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
India61:127,844,230863,365
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Selt (10) may also be a first name.

Selt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selt (Hindi: सेलट, Russian: Сэлт) is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Selt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selt is the 75,726th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,124,795 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Selt reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 98 percent reside in Mahgreb. Selt is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most numerous in Algeria, where it is held by 6,318 people, or 1 in 6,115. In Algeria it is primarily found in: Djelfa Province, where 95 percent reside, Algiers Province, where 5 percent reside and Ghardaïa Province, where 0 percent reside. Besides Algeria this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Selt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Selt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selt surname rose 257 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Selt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Selt surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.78% being registered with the political party.

Selt earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.57% less than the national average, earning $33,412 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelt89302/
Selth89221/
Selte89119/
Seelt8982/
Selts8947/
Suelt8910/
Seldt899/
Scelt891/
Soelt891/
Sielt891/
Seltt891/
Saelt890/
Sel8614,300/
Slt861,402/
Shelte80709/
Sheldt8090/
Schelt8056/
Seldte8023/
Selthe804/
Sheelt803/
Sielts802/
Hsuelt801/
Shelth801/
Sellte801/
Sielte801/
Scelte800/
Seltte800/
Shellt800/
Sell7531,656/
Seel759,341/
Sael752,690/
Seul752,576/
Shel752,461/
Suel752,266/
Sehl751,581/
Zelt75765/
Soel75745/
Siel75593/
Szel75486/
Çelt75474/
Gelt75283/
Celt75159/
Slet7599/
Seld7575/
Selp7541/
Selh7528/
Sylt7526/
Silt7525/
Sült7521/
Zsel7511/
Selø759/
Jelt753/
Sesl753/
Slht753/
Sjel753/
Sltt752/
Xsel751/
Shlt751/
Ssel751/
Hsel751/
Sjlt751/
Sllt751/
Slth751/
Sltz751/
Sxel751/
Jslt751/
Scel750/
Scheldt73316/
Schelts73100/
Scheltz7357/
Seltova7311/
Scheult7310/
Schielt735/
Schuelt731/
Shellte730/
Shell6720,926/
Sheel6712,626/
Selph673,698/
Sylte671,156/
Schel67852/
Siehl67828/
Hjelt67813/
Suell67689/
Szell67681/
Soell67447/
Geldt67353/
Åsell67353/
Shilt67326/
Şelte67254/
Soehl67252/
Scell67224/
Gelts6795/
Szelp6784/
Schieldt6771/
Zsell6768/
Sheld6760/
Slett6759/
Sültz6756/
Sziel6749/
Silts6748/
Saell6744/
Segli6743/
Zelts6741/
Zeltt6738/
Slets6736/
Suehl6732/
Slete6730/
Jelte6726/
Gelte6725/
Selgy6723/
Sältz6722/
Sield6721/
Zeelt6719/
Silte6718/
Scelp6717/
Seell6717/
Sleth6714/
Chelt6714/
Süldt6712/
Selcz6711/
Sceel6710/
Seull678/
Selpp677/
Sseel677/
Seehl676/
Shchelts676/
Sjeel676/
Szeel675/
Shylt675/
Sletz674/
Shlet674/
Sehlå674/
Sueld674/
Jsell673/
Jelts673/
Celte673/
Zhelt672/
Sciel672/
Scheltte672/
Zellt672/
Zelte672/
Seuhl672/
Selld672/
Celtz672/
Djelt672/
Seelh672/
Jseel671/
Gislt671/
Selbp671/
Seldz671/
Sellh671/
Selll671/
Jssel671/
Xeldt671/
Sletø671/
Slått671/
Shıel671/
Schelths671/
Sehll671/
Seesl671/
Sellő671/
Gelth671/
Gielt671/
Sjelh671/
Jeldt671/
Shltz670/
Schellts670/
Schoeldt670/
Shlts670/
Scheldts670/
Schlt670/

Selt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selt in the Hindi language
सेलटselata-
Selt in the Russian language
Сэлтselt-

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