Şelaru Surname
Approximately 185 people bear this surname
Şelaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 184 | 1:109,119 | 12,269 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
The alternate forms: Selaru (1,949) are calculated separately.
Şelaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Şelaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Şelaru is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Selaru. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Şelaru? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,248,410th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Şelaru reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 109,119. In Romania it is most numerous in: Vaslui County, where 29 percent live, Brașov County, where 27 percent live and Constanța County, where 19 percent live. Beside Romania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Moldova, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selaru | 94 | 1,949 | / |
| Şalaru | 83 | 7 | / |
| Celaru | 83 | 6 | / |
| Şălaru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chelaru | 77 | 8,548 | / |
| Shelaru | 77 | 26 | / |
| Selauru | 77 | 18 | / |
| Selarau | 77 | 3 | / |
| Selarus | 77 | 3 | / |
| Seelaru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Selarut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zeliarou | 71 | 186 | / |
| Chetlaru | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cheliaru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salaru | 67 | 702 | / |
| Solaru | 67 | 564 | / |
| Silaru | 67 | 72 | / |
| Seleru | 67 | 39 | / |
| Celeru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Seloru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zilaru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seelaruth | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Şelaru
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