Selten Surname
Approximately 939 people bear this surname
Selten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 645 | 1:26,182 | 4,265 |
| Australia | 225 | 1:119,981 | 13,219 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Turkey | 12 | 1:6,485,118 | 119,359 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Seltén (3) are calculated separately.
Selten (24) may also be a first name.
Selten Demographics
Average Selten Salary in
United States
$40,425 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Selten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selten Come From? nationality or country of origin
Selten occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Seltén. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selten? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 379,929th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,760,965 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Selten live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe. Selten is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 24 people.
The surname Selten is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 645 people, or 1 in 26,182. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 57 percent live, Gelderland, where 19 percent live and Limburg, where 13 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands Selten exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.
Selten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Selten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selten surname rose 229 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Selten Last Name Statistics demography
Selten earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.31% less than the national average, earning $40,425 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seltén | 94 | 3 | / |
| Shelten | 92 | 20 | / |
| Selteng | 92 | 5 | / |
| Schelten | 86 | 48 | / |
| Shellten | 86 | 0 | / |
| Zelten | 83 | 215 | / |
| Jelten | 83 | 151 | / |
| Gelten | 83 | 124 | / |
| Sylten | 83 | 96 | / |
| Celten | 83 | 27 | / |
| Seltin | 83 | 27 | / |
| Silten | 83 | 20 | / |
| Seltyn | 83 | 11 | / |
| Seltün | 83 | 5 | / |
| Slteen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sheltn | 83 | 0 | / |
| Sleten | 83 | 0 | / |
| Scheltien | 80 | 24 | / |
| Scheltenn | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sletten | 77 | 4,531 | / |
| Selting | 77 | 452 | / |
| Slåtten | 77 | 238 | / |
| Chelten | 77 | 14 | / |
| Sleteng | 77 | 13 | / |
| Sheltin | 77 | 5 | / |
| Seltina | 77 | 5 | / |
| Slåthen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hjelten | 77 | 1 | / |
| Slåteng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shilten | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schlten | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scheltn | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gielten | 77 | 0 | / |
| Slethen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sltin | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sletteng | 71 | 152 | / |
| Schilten | 71 | 86 | / |
| Scheltin | 71 | 7 | / |
| Åsletten | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sheltion | 71 | 4 | / |
| Schülten | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sletin | 67 | 58 | / |
| Zeltin | 67 | 42 | / |
| Sletyn | 67 | 25 | / |
| Çeltin | 67 | 25 | / |
| Sletne | 67 | 17 | / |
| Zeltyn | 67 | 16 | / |
| Schiolten | 67 | 13 | / |
| Såltin | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jeltin | 67 | 7 | / |
| Seltim | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jeltem | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gilten | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sltina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geltne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cleten | 67 | 1 | / |
| Celtin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shcheltin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schldtten | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geltin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zilten | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schildten | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cilten | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schelting | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Selten
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