Seelmeyer Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Seelmeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seelmeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany801:1,006,31869,119
United States621:5,846,112285,490
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Seelmeyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seelmeyer is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seelmeyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Seelmeyer is the 1,484,726th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Seelmeyer live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Seelmeyer is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 1,006,318. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 73 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found and Hesse, where 11 percent are found. Not including Germany it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent are found.

Seelmeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Seelmeyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Seelmeyer surname grew 1,240 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seelmeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Seelmeyer last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.

Seelmeyer earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.56% more than the national average, earning $49,862 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Seelmeyer
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