Selte Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Norway

Selte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada671:549,93446,038
Norway441:116,87015,419
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Şelte (254) are calculated separately.

Selte Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selte (Russian: Сэлтэ) is found most in Canada. It may be rendered as a variant: Şelte. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Selte? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,666,404th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Selte are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Selte is most widely held in Canada, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 549,934. In Canada Selte is most frequent in: Saskatchewan, where 78 percent are found and Alberta, where 22 percent are found. Aside from Canada this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 37 percent are found and Russia, where 2 percent are found.

Selte Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Selte earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 73.59% more than the national average, earning 600,776 kr per year and in Canada they earn 35.15% less than the national average, earning $32,219 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şelte93254/
Selter911,679/
Shelte91709/
Seldte9123/
Seltes917/
Selthe914/
Seltey912/
Seltea912/
Sellte911/
Seltez911/
Seltie911/
Sielte911/
Suelte911/
Scelte910/
Seltte910/
Selt896,479/
Schelte83357/
Selther835/
Selteer831/
Sheltey830/
Seeltes830/
Shellte830/
Scelter830/
Sylte801,156/
Shelt80302/
Selti80233/
Selth80221/
Seelt8082/
Selts8047/
Slete8030/
Jelte8026/
Selta8025/
Gelte8025/
Silte8018/
Selty8012/
Suelt8010/
Seldt809/
Celte803/
Zelte802/
Scelt801/
Soelt801/
Sltes801/
Sielt801/
Seltt801/
Saelt800/
Schelter771,294/
Scheltes77155/
Scheltte772/
Scheltee771/
Schuelte771/
Scheltez770/
Schielte770/
Scheulte770/
Hjelte73803/
Slette73601/
Zelter73351/
Gelter73317/
Scelta73256/
Jeltes73170/
Sylthe73135/
Seltit7397/
Sheldt7390/
Syltie7382/
Sülter7372/
Zeelte7364/
Schelt7356/
Chelte7344/
Silter7333/
Scelti7332/
Sløtte7325/
Siltie7325/
Shilte7320/
Sleter7317/
Shelti7315/
Sälter7314/
Jelter7311/
Sletes738/
Jelteh738/
Sylter737/
Tjelte735/
Seltis734/
Schlte733/
Shelty733/
Sheelt733/
Celter733/
Slåtte733/
Sielts732/
Seltha732/
Hsuelt731/
Gelthe731/
Zelteh731/
Shylte731/
Shelth731/
Seltio731/
Syllte731/
Syltes731/
Suelti731/
Seelta731/
Seltaj731/
Seltay731/
Sølter731/
Celtey730/
Geltes730/
Shellt730/
Scheelter711/
Schellter710/
Zelt67765/
Çelt67474/
Schilte67336/
Scheldt67316/
Schlter67276/
Celt67159/
Chelter67135/
Schelts67100/
Seld6775/
Slethei6760/
Schälte6760/
Scheltz6757/
Szleter6752/
Hjelter6740/
Sylt6726/
Silt6725/
Sült6721/
Seltova6711/
Scheult6710/
Sletter679/
Sløttet679/
Slettes676/
Slta676/
Schielt675/
Slti675/
Zelther673/
Slettet672/
Schølte672/
Gelteit672/
Cheltez671/
Cheltte671/
Clte671/
Geslter671/
Zlte671/
Scheltheis671/
Schuelt671/
Schylte671/
Shiltey671/
Selhtti671/
Schelltter671/
Schelté671/
Schhlte671/
Sislter670/
Shleter670/
Slether670/
Silttey670/
Sheelty670/
Zellter670/

Selte Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selte in the Russian language
Сэлтэselte-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selte
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