Seels Surname

688,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Seels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1541:74,65411,851
England1151:484,50531,272
United States921:3,939,771214,590
France281:2,372,240182,981
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Seels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seels is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Seels.

How Common Is The Last Name Seels? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 688,723rd most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 16,947,781 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Seels live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 37 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Seels is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 74,654. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 93 percent live, Walloon Region, where 6 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Belgium this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Seels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Seels has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Seels surname grew 183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 230 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Seels surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the political party.

The amount Seels earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 37.76% more than the national average, earning R 327,360 per year and in United States they earn 20.59% less than the national average, earning $34,263 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheels919/
Seeles915/
Seeals911/
Sels893,036/
Scheels83179/
Sceeles8356/
Sheiels831/
Seyeles831/
Seysels831/
Seals8020,584/
Sells8012,563/
Seils80994/
Saels80110/
Selås8099/
Soels8094/
Selse8062/
Suels8060/
Selst8035/
Selss8027/
Shels8022/
Siels8022/
Selsø8016/
Sehls808/
Szels804/
Seuls802/
Ceels801/
Jeels801/
Selsh801/
Zeels801/
Selså801/
Scheelse771/
Scheeles770/
Sls7512/
Selles739,638/
Shiels737,460/
Seales734,197/
Sheils732,658/
Schels731,332/
Shells73692/
Sowels73369/
Sheals73217/
Selstø73163/
Scells73112/
Sceals7390/
Sauels7390/
Seiles7384/
Sueles7383/
Sealls7376/
Shoels7337/
Souels7326/
Syeles7313/
Seyils7310/
Zeelst737/
Shelse735/
Selsøe734/
Seglis734/
Soeles734/
Saeles732/
Suells732/
Sehlse732/
Shelsh731/
Selshe731/
Sayels731/
Seules731/
Suiels731/
Seelch731/
Shuels731/
Ceeles731/
Saiels730/
Seyles730/
Shaels730/
Sceils730/
Soehls730/
Cheels730/
Seychells712/
Seyselles711/
Shiells671,504/
Selz671,479/
Gels67903/
Seychelles67897/
Scelles67808/
Sowells67603/
Sles67555/
Cels67377/
Sils67353/
Zels67330/
Schoels67167/
Sheales67149/
Söls67137/
Slsh67122/
Sceales67114/
Seilles67109/
Showels6796/
Sheiles6786/
Scheuls6769/
Schells6762/
Seitles6749/
Schiels6742/
Sheills6739/
Seilhes6738/
Shelles6720/
Shieles6715/
Sielsch6715/
Jels6710/
Szelles675/
Selx674/
Scheelz674/
Seiglis674/
Xels673/
Shiehls672/
Shoeles672/
Schaels672/
Szellős672/
Sautels671/
Saelehs671/
Shoells671/
Seasles671/
Seatles671/
Sauelse671/
Saehles671/
Shellss671/
Shls671/
Slls671/
Slsd671/
Sselles671/
Suelles671/
Syls671/
Dsls671/
Selless670/
Sjieles670/
Soueles670/
Shaeles670/
Soweles670/
Scheals670/
Sausels670/
Scheils670/
Shielss670/
Sheasls670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Seels
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