Szelawa Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Norway

Szelawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Szelawa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Norway31:1,714,09579,528

Szelawa Last Name Facts

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

Szelawa occurs more in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Szelawa? popularity and diffusion

Szelawa is the 4,116,508th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Szelawa occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Szelawa reside; 87 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Poland, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 1,900,437. Beside Poland it occurs in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sellaway806/
Siellawa805/
Shellaway7535/
Sellawi7164/
Sellowa719/
Sellawy715/
Sellava711/
Sillawa711/
Sillaway6780/
Sillawat675/
Shillawa675/
Sellawei671/
Selliaba671/
Szillaba671/
Selloway670/
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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 Szelawa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis