Szelyes Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Szelyes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Szelyes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2931:68,5258,209
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

The alternate forms: Szélyes (138) are calculated separately.

Szelyes Last Name Facts

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

Szelyes occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Szélyes. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Szelyes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 897,852nd most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,454,852 people. The last name Szelyes is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Szelyes reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The last name Szelyes is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 293 people, or 1 in 68,525. In Romania Szelyes is primarily concentrated in: Harghita County, where 85 percent reside, Mureș County, where 14 percent reside and Brașov County, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Romania it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szélyes95138/
Selyes921/
Zelayes86110/
Szelies8642/
Selayes8639/
Selye8327/
Szeilies801/
Seelye771,811/
Zelyez7722/
Selaes7710/
Zelies7710/
Selges776/
Seleus775/
Selays773/
Selyez771/
Seleis771/
Selies771/
Shelye771/
Sielye771/
Zeleas771/
Celayes71531/
Seleise71325/
Sieljes71137/
Szalies7174/
Selyhei7157/
Seliyas7135/
Zelayas7122/
Seljeås7119/
Selajes7116/
Zeileis7112/
Zelayez716/
Seliese713/
Selayos712/
Szelier712/
Szielie711/
Shalyes711/
Seelees711/
Selaiye711/
Seliues711/
Shelies711/
Sheelye711/
Sealyet710/
Sealyer710/
Sealeas710/
Silye67731/
Selge67487/
Zelie67299/
Selie67290/
Szallies67216/
Selje67210/
Schelges6733/
Celye679/
Seilayas677/
Seljestø675/
Szelhaus672/
Sieliyas671/
Seleashe671/
Zealiyas671/
Shelease671/
Sheleuss671/
Zelje671/
Shelleys671/
Shelheus670/
Shealeys670/
Schelies670/

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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
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  • 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 Szelyes
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