Sely Surname

365,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Sely Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4691:281,98125,359
France1631:407,50159,752
Ivory Coast1141:202,3798,643
Mauritania791:51,8343,772
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Colombia141:3,412,43415,450
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Haiti81:1,335,48814,216
Denmark81:705,58939,626
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Sely (5,750) may also be a first name.

Sely Last Name Facts

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

Sely (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻲ, Oriya: େସଲି) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sely? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 365,723rd most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 7,391,020 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 47 percent of Sely live; 46 percent live in Southeast Asia and 45 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 88,044th most widespread first name globally, borne by 5,750 people.

The surname Sely is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 469 people, or 1 in 281,981. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 45 percent live, Central Java, where 15 percent live and Riau, where 13 percent live. Besides Indonesia this last name exists in 38 countries. It is also found in France, where 17 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 12 percent live.

Sely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sely has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 145 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sely Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sely surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sely earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 25.54% more than the national average, earning $28,501,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 2.11% more than the national average, earning $44,060 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sealy8910,926/
Seely8910,740/
Seliy894,836/
Selya89878/
Shely89868/
Seley89861/
Selay89697/
Sehly89512/
Siely89124/
Seloy8962/
Seluy8938/
Szely8913/
Seily898/
Selhy892/
Zsely892/
Selyi892/
Selyo892/
Seløy891/
Seyly890/
Scely890/
Seeley8019,459/
Shelly8012,789/
Sealey8011,214/
Shealy806,170/
Sheely803,146/
Sheley802,046/
Selaya801,293/
Seilay80895/
Setley80197/
Sehely80184/
Seiley80162/
Sieley80143/
Sesley80130/
Shiely80115/
Seasly8098/
Selych8090/
Selhay8081/
Scealy8062/
Seilly8060/
Selaiy8050/
Seally8044/
Schely8033/
Sheloy8027/
Shelya8024/
Sheily8019/
Zselyi8018/
Selahy8016/
Shelay8012/
Shelyp8012/
Sceley8010/
Seelay806/
Szeley806/
Seully805/
Sehley804/
Sealay804/
Sielay804/
Sielys804/
Scelys803/
Selysh803/
Selays803/
Sealoy803/
Sheliy802/
Seelya802/
Shelyh802/
Seleey801/
Seehly801/
Settly801/
Selyai801/
Seeluy801/
Seelyh801/
Sehliy801/
Seyley801/
Shehly801/
Seslyi801/
Shelyo801/
Sselya801/
Seuley800/
Seelys800/
Seloyd800/
Hselya800/
Seeliy800/
Sceely800/
Selayd800/
Seelyo800/
Sela7523,489/
Cely7514,617/
Sele7512,414/
Seli755,345/
Sily75412/
Syly7559/
Säly7559/
Selj7533/
Síly751/
Shelley7330,555/
Sheeley732,651/
Shealey731,537/
Shetley73669/
Shelyst73133/
Settley7399/
Schiely7393/
Sheally7355/
Shielly7347/
Sheilly7339/
Scheely7333/
Selyuha7328/
Sheasly7327/
Scheley7322/
Seilaya7320/
Seasley7310/
Sheilya738/
Sseelya738/
Sealley737/
Shesley735/
Sheiley735/
Shellay735/
Sheelly734/
Sheleey734/
Sehelly734/
Selehyi734/
Schealy733/
Seilley732/
Shelaay732/
Shellya732/
Szeeley732/
Szehely732/
Sceeley731/
Sieslay731/
Shieliy731/
Shelaya731/
Shelloy731/
Seelyss731/
Shealay731/
Szelaya731/
Seesley731/
Shehely731/
Sielaya731/
Seilysh731/
Sheelya731/
Sheetly730/
Shieley730/
Shettly730/
Sheyley730/
Shealys730/
Sheatly730/
Seeleey730/
Seisley730/
Scealey730/
Sheelay730/
Seahley730/
Sheeliy730/
Seulley730/
Siehley730/
Seale6714,034/
Siele679,270/
Shela678,489/
Seela677,137/
Sehli674,612/
Seele673,976/
Selis673,784/
Seles673,087/
Sesli672,912/
Silay672,863/
Sheli672,398/
Selai672,262/
Seuli672,215/
Shele672,073/
Szela671,440/
Seeli671,348/
Sheesley671,335/
Selia671,278/
Siley67976/
Szele67933/
Seile67917/
Selei67861/
Selea67775/
Seala67768/
Seloi67731/
Selhi67636/
Seleş67609/
Siloy67555/
Siela67522/
Selge67487/
Sieli67482/
Saily67477/
Szeli67464/
Selet67443/
Seule67429/
Selaj67427/
Sheasley67424/
Ceely67417/
Seleh67406/
Selep67339/
Seler67315/
Selio67295/
Celoy67291/
Selih67290/
Selie67290/
Selit67272/
Seila67268/
Seliz67267/
Selee67264/
Szily67245/
Zseli67231/
Setle67225/
Seyle67215/
Selje67210/
Seleu67205/
Selip67176/
Celay67172/
Selaa67158/
Selui67153/
Celey67145/
Silyo67137/
Seyli67134/
Selgi67126/
Seali67116/
Sehle6790/
Celiy6789/
Siliy6786/
Silya6773/
Silhy6770/
Seili6767/
Selij6767/
Seloa6765/
Sceli6759/
Zeley6759/
Zsély6757/
Scheeley6753/
Zelay6753/
Syhly6752/
Selid6749/
Sesle6727/
Ssela6725/
Sheilley6724/
Cealy6721/
Selez6721/
Séley6720/
Celya6719/
Suily6718/
Seloj6717/
Seyla6716/
Schetley6715/
Setli6714/
Jseli6713/
Sihly6712/
Shily679/
Soily679/
Seljh679/
Selej679/
Selhe678/
Åseli678/
Saheilay676/
Sejli676/
Hsele676/
Shellaya675/
Seluj674/
Siluy674/
Sılay674/
Seled674/
Sylyh674/
Zelyh674/
Sheatley673/
Scela673/
Silyy673/
Sylay673/
Sheslley673/
Sylyi673/
Ceily672/
Shelj672/
Sayly672/
Seilá672/
Seilé672/
Seliš672/
Seleș672/
Celyo672/
Silyi672/
Sejla671/
Hsela671/
Zeliy671/
Zeloy671/
Shettley671/
Sheelley671/
Sheeslay671/
Sheilaya671/
Shelleey671/
Sheaslay671/
Zehly671/
Åsele671/
Shelly's671/
Siléy671/
Ssele671/
Scele671/
Schieley671/
Seléa671/
Sélyi671/
Sélys671/
Celyh671/
Shelleys671/
Shellyaa671/
Shyly671/
Shelyuha671/
Suyly671/
Seathley670/
Shellley670/
Schelhey670/
Shealley670/
Schettly670/
Sheisley670/
Shealeys670/
Scheesly670/

Sely Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sely in the Oriya language
େସଲିesali-
Sely in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻠﻲsly70.83
ﺳﻠﻰsly12.5
ﺳﻮﻟﻲswly8.33
ﺳﻞsl4.17
ﺳﻴﻠﻲsyly4.17

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