Selders Surname

206,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,004 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Selders Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selders Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4201:255,25324,193
Germany3641:221,16924,820
Netherlands1611:104,88916,937
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:358,70527,299

The alternate forms: Šelders (1) are calculated separately.

Selders Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selders occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Šelders. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Selders? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 206,734th most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,636,500 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Selders reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,420 people, or 1 in 255,253. In The United States it is most common in: Louisiana, where 23 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 18 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 8 percent reside.

Selders Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Selders has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Selders surname rose 1,014 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selders Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Selders surname are 22.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.91% being registered with the party.

The amount Selders earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.26% less than the national average, earning R 63,540 per year; in United States they earn 12.24% less than the national average, earning $37,866 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.11% less than the national average, earning $47,642 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šelders951/
Soelders930/
Shelders930/
Schelders8812/
Gelders86605/
Zelders8686/
Jelders8651/
Silders8618/
Sålders8611/
Sleders862/
Schuelders828/
Shilders8011/
Chelders802/
Sledgers802/
Schilders751,291/
Gilders71392/
Sildars712/
Schilderss711/
Schelldors711/
Cilders711/
Chlders711/
Childers6741,168/
Gillders671/
Childerss6360/
Childears6356/
Chillders6317/
Childeers631/
Childerrs630/
Childirs530/

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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 Selders
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