Selton Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Selton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1881:1,927,973124,806
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
France181:3,690,151224,666
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Selton (1,136) may also be a first name.

Selton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selton (Russian: Селтон) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 961,438th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. The surname Selton is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Selton reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 236,188th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,136 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 188 people, or 1 in 1,927,973. In The United States it is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 19 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and Virginia, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 10 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.

Selton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Selton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 72 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Selton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Selton surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Selton earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.59% less than the national average, earning $29,087 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelton92132,199/
Selthon9214/
Soelton9212/
Saelton924/
Scelton923/
Suelton922/
Seltone922/
Sellton922/
Sehlton921/
Sielton920/
Slton910/
Schelton8647/
Soelthon8644/
Shellton8615/
Seltoing862/
Sheldton862/
Sheltonn861/
Hshelton861/
Shelthon861/
Sheltoin861/
Sheltone861/
Sheltton861/
Sheltoon860/
Celton83795/
Silton83309/
Seltan83237/
Gelton83122/
Seltun83103/
Jelton8335/
Zelton8318/
Seltün835/
Sylton831/
Sleton831/
Hslton831/
D'Shelton802/
Sheltonne801/
Schoelton800/
Shilton772,433/
Chelton77819/
Soeltan77128/
Seltane77113/
Selthun7743/
Sletton7739/
Shleton7717/
Sueltan7717/
Sheltun7710/
Sheltan775/
Cellton775/
Seultan772/
Suilton771/
Seltang771/
Silthon771/
Zielton771/
Seltann771/
Scilton771/
Shylton771/
Selthan770/
Hzelton770/
Sltan73738/
Zlton731/
Schilton7120/
Chislton7118/
Shelttan7110/
Chellton717/
Shiltone712/
Shelthan711/
Zeltoune711/
Chelthon711/
Shillton711/
Siltoine711/
Scheltan710/
Cheelton710/
Siltan671,494/
Gilton67521/
Cleton67492/
Celtan6771/
Zilton6752/
Jilton6739/
Syltan6739/
Jeltan6716/
Şilton678/
Sltanh678/
Cilton673/
Seltam671/
Shltan671/
Söltan671/
Chlton671/
Hxlton671/
Xylton671/
Schiltone671/
Seltanova671/
Schiltong670/

Selton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selton in the Russian language
Селтонselton-

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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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  • 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 Selton
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