Selchow Surname

443,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Selchow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selchow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5271:152,76218,298
United States2211:1,640,086109,636
England51:11,143,612252,590
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Selchow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selchow is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selchow? popularity and diffusion

Selchow is the 443,157th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 9,452,070 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Selchow live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 527 people, or 1 in 152,762. In Germany it is most frequent in: Brandenburg, where 18 percent are found, Berlin, where 17 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found. Beside Germany it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Selchow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Selchow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selchow surname rose 2,763 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selchow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Selchow last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Selchow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 13.43% more than the national average, earning 392,547 kr per year and in United States they earn 26.34% more than the national average, earning $54,513 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selschow930/
Selcow92107/
Salchow86753/
Solchow8610/
Selshow860/
Silchow860/
Selcov7719/
Zolchow7150/
Selkhov7140/
Seldschopf7133/
Sellschopf7121/
Selshaw710/
Salchaw710/
Schilzow6729/
Selkhova6720/
Shelkhov674/
Zollchow673/

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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 Selchow
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