Şelte Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Şelte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Şelte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2541:306,38419,986
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Selte (119) are calculated separately.

Şelte Last Name Facts

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

The surname Şelte has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may appear in the variant forms: Selte. For other possible spellings of Şelte click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Şelte? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,003,904th most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 55 percent of Şelte live; 55 percent live in West Asia and 55 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Şelte is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 254 people, or 1 in 306,384. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 89 percent are found, Erzincan Province, where 7 percent are found and Mugla Province, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selte93119/
Şilte8010/
Celte803/
Zelte802/
Selter731,679/
Shelte73709/
Zeelte7364/
Chelte7344/
Seldte7323/
Seltes737/
Selthe734/
Celter733/
Seltea732/
Seltey732/
Seltez731/
Sellte731/
Zelteh731/
Seltie731/
Sielte731/
Suelte731/
Celtey730/
Scelte730/
Seltte730/
Selt676,479/
Zelt67765/
Çelt67474/
Schelte67357/
Celt67159/
Chelter67135/
Selther675/
Cheltez671/
Selteer671/
Cheltte671/
Scelter670/
Shellte670/
Seeltes670/
Sheltey670/

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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 Şelte
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