Seelig Surname

76,020th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Seelig Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Seelig (prosperous place), in Germany; the happy, lucky or fortunate man.

Seelig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,6131:22,2822,950
United States2,0031:180,95818,079
Brazil3811:561,87521,013
England1001:557,18134,216
Switzerland551:149,32614,246
France461:1,443,972140,296
Australia421:642,75544,739
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Austria301:283,84832,444
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Ecuador241:662,74412,125
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Palestine61:758,14214,544
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2601:193,14916,929

Seelig (22) may also be a first name.

Seelig Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Seelig (prosperous place), in Germany; the happy, lucky or fortunate man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Seelig Last Name Facts

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

Seelig is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Seelig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Seelig is the 76,020th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,129,327 people. The surname Seelig is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Seelig are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 22 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 3,613 people, or 1 in 22,282. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 13 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Seelig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Seelig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Seelig surname increased 770 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seelig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Seelig surname are 38.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.44% being registered with the party.

The amount Seelig earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 182.18% more than the national average, earning R 670,572 per year; in United States they earn 16.51% more than the national average, earning $50,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.65% more than the national average, earning $51,495 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seellig922/
Selig917,710/
Zeelig8350/
Seylig8339/
Szelig8338/
Seligh8337/
Sielig8311/
Sehlig8310/
Shelig837/
Setlig836/
Ceelig833/
Soelig832/
Saelig831/
Seligg831/
Seelic831/
Sealig831/
Suelig831/
Seilig830/
Selieg830/
Sheeleigh8022/
Setligt77136/
Setligh7749/
Soehlig7732/
Soellig7713/
Schelig779/
Seelick777/
Sieluig771/
Szeligh771/
Sheliug771/
Sheligh771/
Shellig771/
Seleigh770/
Gelig733,346/
Salig731,628/
Zelig731,093/
Selik73958/
Selix73632/
Seleg73313/
Selic73223/
Silig73149/
Solig7387/
Celig7375/
Sölig7328/
Jelig733/
Sélig731/
Seligova7119/
Seelicke7113/
Scheligh711/
Sheleigh711/
Sehielik711/
Shellieg710/
Sheleg673,326/
Szélig67239/
Selick67208/
Selikh67162/
Gehlig67114/
Szeligová6796/
Seliuc6785/
Saulig6780/
Zeilig6757/
Saligh6751/
Schoellig6750/
Zeligs6733/
Selike6733/
Sheligova6731/
Chelig6724/
Saalig6721/
Seelek6721/
Söhlig6719/
Szelik6716/
Selics6715/
Seliuk6714/
Seulik6713/
Selegh6713/
Szelug6713/
Sehelegue6710/
Selicq6710/
Gielig6710/
Shelik678/
Shalig678/
Saelik676/
Seleik673/
Sealik673/
Selegs673/
Seylik672/
Seleag672/
Szeleg672/
Selgik672/
Seelex672/
Saeliq671/
Zielig671/
Soulig671/
Zselic671/
Salaig671/
Szylig671/
Geslig671/
Zaelig670/
Sealeg670/
Seilix670/
Sitlig670/
Seileg670/
Selict670/

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