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.
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| 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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Seeliger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seeliger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Seeliger is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Seeliger click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seeliger? popularity and diffusion
Seeliger is the 111,544th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,750,972 people. Seeliger occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Seeliger reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname Seeliger is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 3,284 people, or 1 in 24,514. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent are found, Saxony, where 11 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Not including Germany it is found in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.
Seeliger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Seeliger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Seeliger surname rose 2,511 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Seeliger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Seeliger surname are 23.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.69% being registered with the 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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