Selu Surname

347,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,052 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Selu Surname Definition:

Selu is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: trader (Adapted from the word sale).

Selu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4201:314,87927,701
DR Congo2531:292,01426,830
Nigeria1211:1,463,99056,236
India1011:7,594,707163,091
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Solomon Islands261:22,3094,345
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tuvalu11:11,188103
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selau892,730/
Saelu891,781/
Seulu89596/
Shelu89558/
Seleu89205/
Seelu89158/
Selui89153/
Seliu89114/
Selou89110/
Selus89103/
Selhu8976/
Seluy8938/
Sealu8917/
Sielu8915/
Selup8914/
Selut8914/
Selyu899/
Seluh899/
Seilu899/
Selud896/
Seluj894/
Setlu893/
Seluu892/
Sselu892/
Sehlu891/
Scelu891/
Seslu891/
Selhou801,322/
Setlau80330/
Saeliu80320/
Seuleu80310/
Saelui80188/
Sheelu80171/
Shellu80119/
Selous80107/
Sielou8096/
Shielu8076/
Seliau8071/
Seelau8054/
Selyus8050/
Sealeu8038/
Seilou8034/
Selius8032/
Selaus8028/
Selaud8025/
Seilus8024/
Shelus8022/
Saelou8020/
Shelgu8019/
Seileu8016/
Seulou8013/
Seloup8013/
Sieluś8013/
Saelau8013/
Saeleu8011/
Seliuh807/
Saelhu807/
Seelus806/
Selaut805/
Seleus805/
Shelhu805/
Saeluy805/
Shelud804/
Seylou804/
Seluis804/
Saehlu804/
Sealui804/
Selyud803/
Setlou803/
Sheluu803/
Sheilu803/
Sealou803/
Selahu802/
Sehelu802/
Selouh802/
Sealau802/
Sheliu802/
Shetlu801/
Selhus801/
Sealus801/
Seluch801/
Seeluy801/
Seetlu801/
Sehlou801/
Seylus801/
Sieleu801/
Sielus801/
Sielut801/
Sseluh801/
Seluiz801/
Seluud801/
Shaelu801/
Setleu801/
Sehlau801/
Sealiu801/
Sehlup801/
Saeluu801/
Salu7527,448/
Silu753,170/
Gelu751,376/
Solu751,272/
Jelu75645/
Zelu75284/
Celu75139/
Xelu751/
Sylu751/
Seelaus73194/
Shelyuh73162/
Gisellu73130/
Seilius73128/
Selyuch7338/
Åselius7337/
Szeluch7331/
Selyuha7328/
Seylyus7312/
Scheliu736/
Setlhou735/
Shelius732/
Selouhe732/
Seilyus732/
Saheelu731/
Sieluch731/
Shellui731/
Setellu731/
Shealeu731/
Shealui731/
Shelleu731/
Seilous731/
Seulouh731/
Shelyup731/
Shelyut731/
Seilauh731/
Selhaus731/
Selouha731/
Sahielu731/
Sealout731/
Saehluy731/
Sealous730/
Seelous730/
Sheleut730/
Seilllu730/
Saliu6798,949/
Salau6748,325/
Soylu6742,067/
Soliu6720,079/
Sailu6710,211/
Sahlu679,495/
Chelu673,161/
Salui672,450/
Sallu672,371/
Shilu672,088/
Shalu671,959/
Silau671,957/
Sollu671,375/
Gelus67776/
Geluz67642/
Sileu67584/
Saalu67574/
Gelau67572/
Silus67561/
Silou67512/
Silud67468/
Saleu67391/
Salhu67324/
Celus67297/
Jelau67220/
Suylu67209/
Solau67203/
Silgu67199/
Saluh67164/
Sholu67159/
Jeliu67146/
Silut67143/
Saylu67142/
Sylus67125/
Zelus6785/
Jelus6780/
Zelou6768/
Jeluš6765/
Soilu6764/
Zoelu6757/
Sitlu6750/
Soleu6734/
Jelut6731/
Celau6729/
Saheilou6725/
Gelut6724/
Sohlu6724/
Saluy6723/
Shylu6720/
Seloe6719/
Solui6718/
Zeleu6718/
Jeelu6716/
Zaelu6715/
Jhelu6714/
Zelau6714/
Sheloush6711/
Seleuova6710/
Gelou6710/
Jeilu6710/
Siliu679/
Jeylu679/
Selho678/
Jeluu677/
Shelhoup677/
Zeliu677/
Zealu677/
Geliu677/
Zelui676/
Jeluz676/
Jelui676/
Siluj675/
Cetlu675/
Solhu675/
Gelui675/
Celud675/
Shetellu674/
Suilu674/
Siluy674/
Gelud674/
Schetluz673/
Celut673/
Jelou673/
Siluz672/
Sislu672/
Silup672/
Szelhaus672/
Seloo672/
Geluy672/
Geleu672/
Sihlu672/
Sajlu671/
Celuh671/
Jealu671/
Jetlu671/
Gelhu671/
Gielu671/
Zelud671/
Zelut671/
Zeluz671/
Sheleuss671/
Seluhova671/
Sehlauch671/
Celou671/
Zielu671/
Celiu671/
Jeleu671/
Jeluś671/
Zeylu671/
Soluy671/
Shelyust671/
Silui671/
Ssalu671/
Soğlu671/
Scheuleu671/
Sylut671/
Celui671/
Slehu671/
Xhelu671/
Shelyuha671/
Celuz671/
Jelup671/
Shelhaus670/
Shelheus670/

Selu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selu in the Tibetan language
སི་ལུ་silu-
Selu in the Oriya language
େସଲୁesalu95.11
େଶଲୁesalu2.72
େସଳୁesalu1.63
େସଲୂesalu0.54
Selu in the Hindi language
सेलूselu62.5
सेलुselu34.56
शीलूsilu1.47
शेलुselu1.47
Selu in the Marathi language
सेलूselu61.11
सेलुselu37.5
सेळुselu0.93
शेळूselu0.46
Selu in the Russian language
Селуselu-

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