Šel Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Šel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 48 | 1:51,827 | 8,472 |
| Czechia | 25 | 1:425,339 | 47,625 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
The alternate forms: Sel (14,300) are calculated separately.
Šel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Šel is most common in Slovenia. It may be found as: Sel. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šel? popularity and diffusion
Šel is the 2,185,341st most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šel are found; 67 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 51,827. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Drava, where 92 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 6 percent reside and Savinja, where 2 percent reside. Other than Slovenia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 33 percent reside and Croatia, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Šel
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