Selbig Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Selbig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selbig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1011:797,08458,657
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Selbig Last Name Facts

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

Selbig is most common in Germany. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selbig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,210,518th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Selbig live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Selbig is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 797,084. In Germany Selbig is most numerous in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 32 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 28 percent are found and Saxony, where 17 percent are found. Besides Germany it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 47 percent are found and Luxembourg, where 1 percent are found.

Selbig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Selbig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Selbig last name expanded 460 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selbig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Selbig last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Selbig earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.08% more than the national average, earning $51,383 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selbeig920/
Selbik8364/
Selbyg8317/
Gelbig831/
Zelbig831/
Selbeg831/
Selwig830/
Selbic830/
Sellwig7745/
Shelbik771/
Sieluig771/
Shelwig771/
Schlebig711/
Selllwig711/
Slebik6742/
Selbek6720/
Selbikova6715/
Slebic6710/
Slveig677/
Slevig675/
Selweg672/
Celbic671/
Celwig670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Selbig
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