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
Šelj has its highest incidence in Slovenia. It can be found in the variant forms: Selj. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Šelj? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,506,728th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šelj are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
It is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 59,230. In Slovenia Šelj is most common in: Gorizia, where 57 percent live, Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 38 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 2 percent live. Beside Slovenia it exists in one country. It is also found in Croatia, where 29 percent live.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis