Seeliger Surname
Approximately 4,162 people bear this surname
Seeliger Surname Definition:
(German) One who came from Seelig (prosperous place), in Germany; the happy, lucky or fortunate man.
Read More About This SurnameSeeliger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,284 | 1:24,514 | 3,255 |
| United States | 477 | 1:759,872 | 59,214 |
| Australia | 69 | 1:391,242 | 31,907 |
| Austria | 69 | 1:123,412 | 17,157 |
| Argentina | 56 | 1:763,275 | 51,263 |
| South Africa | 54 | 1:1,003,291 | 61,925 |
| Switzerland | 46 | 1:178,542 | 16,145 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
Seeliger 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.
User-submitted Reference
The Seeliger surname comes from German and Yiddish, meaning 'blessed man'.
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Average Seeliger Salary in
United States
$47,756 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Seeliger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seeliger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Seeliger occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Seeliger click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seeliger? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 111,544th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,750,972 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Seeliger are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name Seeliger is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 3,284 people, or 1 in 24,514. In Germany Seeliger is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent are found, Saxony, where 11 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Germany Seeliger occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.
Seeliger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Seeliger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Seeliger last name rose 2,511 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Seeliger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Seeliger surname are 23.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.69% being registered with the political party.
The amount Seeliger earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 4.76% less than the national average, earning R 226,320 per year; in United States they earn 10.68% more than the national average, earning $47,756 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.27% more than the national average, earning $50,314 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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