Seilitz Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Seilitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seilitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Seilitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seilitz is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Seilitz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Seilitz is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Seilitz live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Seilitz is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 518,250. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Örebro County, where 53 percent live, Stockholm County, where 37 percent live and Dalarna County, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Sweden it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Seilitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Seilitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Seilitz surname decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seitlitz931/
Selitz9222/
Silitz929/
Seiliez8676/
Sejlitz8613/
Shilitz868/
Shelitz860/
Seliz83267/
Siliz8314/
Schilitz8033/
Seilliez801/
Silicz7756/
Seletz7732/
Gelitz779/
Salitz777/
Gilitz772/
Siletz772/
Soiliz772/
Silits771/
Zelitz771/
Seliez771/
Seeliz770/
Schilithz757/
Schoelitz751/
Sieglietz751/
Sjailiz71166/
Zetlitz7165/
Schoelitsz7150/
Selitse7144/
Silitch7134/
Shiletz7116/
Szelicz711/
Seillez711/
Shelits710/
Shilits710/
Seilich710/
Celiz6715,041/
Silić67908/
Selič67586/
Geliz67557/
Selić67432/
Silic67273/
Selic67223/
Silez67184/
Silič67179/
Schalitz67126/
Saliz67100/
Selitsch6792/
Zeliz6776/
Zettlitz6773/
Scheletz6767/
Sailliez6759/
Gittlitz6741/
Ciliz6725/
Selez6721/
Schiletz6713/
Giliz679/
Shaulitz678/
Shillitc675/
Silitsch673/
Ziliz672/
Seiolich671/
Selitshe671/
Sheilich671/
Siliç671/
Shellits670/
Shillits670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Seilitz
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