Šele Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Sele (12,414), Şele (745), Šēle (1), Sèle (4) & Sēle (1) are calculated separately.

Šele (25) may also be a first name.

Šele Last Name Facts

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

Šele is found in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Sele, Şele, Šēle, Sèle or Sēle. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šele? popularity and diffusion

Šele is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šele are found; 89 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 25 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 604,086. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 71 percent reside and Međimurje County, where 29 percent reside. Apart from Croatia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 11 percent reside and Serbia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sele9212,414/
Şele92745/
Šēle921/
Šeler8993/
Šelep8976/
Šelej8913/
Šelei8910/
Šeleš892/
Sèle834/
Sēle831/
Šetler8030/
Šelest8023/
Šesler803/
Cele75104,010/
Zele754,919/
Çele75194/
Šela75125/
Šelj7559/
Xele7527/
Šile7510/
Seale6714,034/
Celep679,521/
Siele679,270/
Chele676,299/
Seele673,976/
Seles673,087/
Celes672,735/
Zelei672,079/
Shele672,073/
Celej672,029/
Çeler671,313/
Celie67937/
Szele67933/
Seile67917/
Seley67861/
Selei67861/
Zeile67782/
Selea67775/
Celer67697/
Seleş67609/
Šiler67531/
Selge67487/
Selet67443/
Celea67432/
Seule67429/
Seleh67406/
Selep67339/
Zelee67316/
Seler67315/
Selie67290/
Selee67264/
Setle67225/
Seyle67215/
Celez67211/
Selje67210/
Seleu67205/
Zelea67164/
Šelih67150/
Celey67145/
Celet6791/
Sehle6790/
Zeale6763/
Zeley6759/
Šille6729/
Sesle6727/
Selez6721/
Çelet6719/
Šelaj6718/
Šileš6716/
Zeele6714/
Selej679/
Xhele679/
Selhe678/
Šelehova678/
Cesle676/
Hsele676/
Ceale675/
Šiles675/
Zeyle674/
Šelejová674/
Zeleň674/
Šejli674/
Seled674/
Ceile673/
Celee673/
Xeyle673/
Šeleiová673/
Celed673/
Xeele672/
Ceele672/
Celei672/
Šeliš672/
Seleș672/
Hxele672/
Zelhe671/
Åsele671/
Şelet671/
Šyler671/
Ssele671/
Scele671/
Hcele671/
Ceyle670/

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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 Šele
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