Šelj Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Šelj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 42 | 1:59,230 | 9,095 |
| Croatia | 17 | 1:248,741 | 26,882 |
The alternate forms: Selj (33) are calculated separately.
Šelj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šelj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Šelj occurs in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Selj. For other possible spellings of Šelj click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šelj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,506,728th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name Šelj occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šelj reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most frequently used in Slovenia, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 59,230. In Slovenia Šelj is mostly found in: Gorizia, where 57 percent reside, Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 38 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 2 percent reside. Beside Slovenia it exists in one country. It also occurs in Croatia, where 29 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selj | 92 | 33 | / |
| Šelaj | 89 | 18 | / |
| Šelej | 89 | 13 | / |
| Šilj | 75 | 594 | / |
| Šela | 75 | 125 | / |
| Zelj | 75 | 10 | / |
| Šele | 75 | 9 | / |
| Xelj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Çelaj | 67 | 2,964 | / |
| Celej | 67 | 2,029 | / |
| Celaj | 67 | 736 | / |
| Selaj | 67 | 427 | / |
| Selje | 67 | 210 | / |
| Zelaj | 67 | 157 | / |
| Šelih | 67 | 150 | / |
| Šeler | 67 | 93 | / |
| Šelep | 67 | 76 | / |
| Selij | 67 | 67 | / |
| Šilje | 67 | 46 | / |
| Celij | 67 | 30 | / |
| Seloj | 67 | 17 | / |
| Šelei | 67 | 10 | / |
| Çeloj | 67 | 9 | / |
| Selej | 67 | 9 | / |
| Seljh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Šelejová | 67 | 4 | / |
| Šejli | 67 | 4 | / |
| Seluj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Šeliš | 67 | 2 | / |
| Šeleš | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shelj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chelj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xeloj | 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 Šelj
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