Selyer Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Selyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe501:308,76530,783
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Selyer Last Name Facts

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

Selyer is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Selyer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selyer? popularity and diffusion

Selyer is the 2,293,424th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname Selyer is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Selyer live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 308,765. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Harare Province, where 66 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 34 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Selyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Selyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Selyer surname decreased 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selyer Last Name Statistics demography

Selyer earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Selyer
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