Seiler Surname
Approximately 45,560 people bear this surname
Seiler Surname Definition:
“Rope Maker” in German.
Seiler Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 21,460 | 1:3,751 | 414 |
| United States | 11,606 | 1:31,230 | 3,886 |
| Switzerland | 6,310 | 1:1,302 | 95 |
| France | 1,312 | 1:50,627 | 6,621 |
| Austria | 1,066 | 1:7,988 | 1,012 |
| Israel | 534 | 1:16,026 | 2,403 |
| Brazil | 493 | 1:434,228 | 16,475 |
| Argentina | 466 | 1:91,724 | 7,726 |
| Australia | 460 | 1:58,686 | 7,127 |
| Canada | 442 | 1:83,361 | 9,272 |
| Poland | 228 | 1:166,705 | 23,260 |
| South Africa | 155 | 1:349,534 | 32,108 |
| Luxembourg | 153 | 1:3,794 | 511 |
| England | 90 | 1:619,090 | 36,665 |
| Czechia | 69 | 1:154,108 | 23,763 |
| Venezuela | 65 | 1:464,678 | 9,130 |
| Sweden | 64 | 1:153,856 | 10,752 |
| Uruguay | 55 | 1:62,396 | 6,701 |
| Estonia | 50 | 1:26,436 | 4,834 |
| Denmark | 44 | 1:128,289 | 11,616 |
| Romania | 44 | 1:456,315 | 35,605 |
| Zimbabwe | 40 | 1:385,956 | 35,257 |
| Thailand | 39 | 1:1,811,240 | 225,763 |
| Hungary | 31 | 1:316,654 | 23,519 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Ecuador | 22 | 1:722,993 | 12,618 |
| Croatia | 21 | 1:201,362 | 24,020 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Slovakia | 19 | 1:280,866 | 41,728 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,314 | 1:38,218 | 4,531 |
The alternate forms: Séílèr (1) are calculated separately.
Seiler (104) may also be a first name.
Seiler Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Rope Maker” in German.
(German) One who made and sold rope.
(from the name of a male ancestor) and (from an ancestor's occupation) German for “rope maker,” but Seiler became a symbolic word for Israel and contained the letters of that name. After it became an accepted patronymic for Israel, rope makers discarded it and began to use another name, Strikman.
Seiler Demographics
Average Male Seiler Height
177.15 cm
Average Female Seiler Height
161.59 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Seiler Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seiler Come From? nationality or country of origin
Seiler (Russian: Сэилер) is most common in Germany. It can be found as a variant: Séílèr. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seiler? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 12,326th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 159,955 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Seiler live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe. Seiler is also the 925,156th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 104 people.
This surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 21,460 people, or 1 in 3,751. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 22 percent reside, Bavaria, where 21 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 72 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Switzerland, where 14 percent reside.
Seiler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Seiler has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 883 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 643 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Seiler Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Seiler are 20.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.46% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Seiler earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.29% less than the national average, earning 324,295 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 84.19% more than the national average, earning R 437,712 per year; in United States they earn 7.63% more than the national average, earning $46,440 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.18% more than the national average, earning $53,748 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seiler Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seiler in the Russian language | ||
| Сэилер | seiler | - |
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