Selu Surname
Approximately 1,052 people bear this surname
Selu Surname Definition:
Selu is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: trader (Adapted from the word sale).
Selu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 420 | 1:314,879 | 27,701 |
| DR Congo | 253 | 1:292,014 | 26,830 |
| Nigeria | 121 | 1:1,463,990 | 56,236 |
| India | 101 | 1:7,594,707 | 163,091 |
| United States | 55 | 1:6,590,162 | 310,708 |
| Solomon Islands | 26 | 1:22,309 | 4,345 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Selu (3,223) may also be a first name.
Selu Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Selu is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: trader (Adapted from the word sale).
Selu Demographics
Average Selu Salary in
United States
$39,098 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Selu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Selu (Hindi: सेलू, Marathi: सेलू, Oriya: େସଲୁ, Russian: Селу, Tibetan: སི་ལུ་) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Selu.
How Common Is The Last Name Selu? popularity and diffusion
Selu is the 347,450th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,927,325 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Selu reside; 40 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 40 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 126,359th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 3,223 people.
The last name Selu is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 420 people, or 1 in 314,879. In Indonesia Selu is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 88 percent live, Central Sulawesi, where 6 percent live and South Sulawesi, where 3 percent live. Apart from Indonesia this surname occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.
Selu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Selu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Selu surname increased 5,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Selu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Selu are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.
Selu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.39% less than the national average, earning $39,098 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selu in the Tibetan language | ||
| སི་ལུ་ | silu | - |
| Selu in the Oriya language | ||
| େସଲୁ | esalu | 95.11 |
| େଶଲୁ | esalu | 2.72 |
| େସଳୁ | esalu | 1.63 |
| େସଲୂ | esalu | 0.54 |
| Selu in the Hindi language | ||
| सेलू | selu | 62.5 |
| सेलु | selu | 34.56 |
| शीलू | silu | 1.47 |
| शेलु | selu | 1.47 |
| Selu in the Marathi language | ||
| सेलू | selu | 61.11 |
| सेलु | selu | 37.5 |
| सेळु | selu | 0.93 |
| शेळू | selu | 0.46 |
| Selu in the Russian language | ||
| Селу | selu | - |
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