Seelig Surname
Approximately 6,453 people bear this surname
Seelig Surname Definition:
(German) One who came from Seelig (prosperous place), in Germany; the happy, lucky or fortunate man.
Seelig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,613 | 1:22,282 | 2,950 |
| United States | 2,003 | 1:180,958 | 18,079 |
| Brazil | 381 | 1:561,875 | 21,013 |
| England | 100 | 1:557,181 | 34,216 |
| Switzerland | 55 | 1:149,326 | 14,246 |
| France | 46 | 1:1,443,972 | 140,296 |
| Australia | 42 | 1:642,755 | 44,739 |
| Netherlands | 38 | 1:444,399 | 44,765 |
| Austria | 30 | 1:283,848 | 32,444 |
| Denmark | 25 | 1:225,789 | 17,947 |
| Ecuador | 24 | 1:662,744 | 12,125 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Palestine | 6 | 1:758,142 | 14,544 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20 | 1:1,218,768 | 44,985 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 260 | 1:193,149 | 16,929 |
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.
Seelig Demographics
Average Seelig Salary in
United States
$50,271 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Seelig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seelig Come From? nationality or country of origin
Seelig occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Seelig? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 76,020th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,129,327 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Seelig reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 22 people.
The last name Seelig is most common 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 reside, Brandenburg, where 13 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent reside. Barring Germany Seelig occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.
Seelig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Seelig has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 bearing the Seelig surname are 38.21% more likely to be registered Democrats 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.
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Footnotes
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