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 more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Selbig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selbig is the 1,210,518th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Selbig are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 797,084. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 32 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 28 percent reside and Saxony, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Germany Selbig is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 47 percent reside and Luxembourg, where 1 percent reside.

Selbig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Selbig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selbig surname grew 460 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selbig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Selbig surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% 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
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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 Selbig
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