Seleger Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Seleger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seleger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Seleger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seleger (Russian: Селегер) is carried by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Seleger? popularity and diffusion

The surname Seleger is the 2,661,929th most frequent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Seleger live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 304,182. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Zürich, where 93 percent are found, Canton of Aargau, where 4 percent are found and Canton of Lucerne, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Switzerland Seleger occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 36 percent are found and Germany, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Seleger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seleger in the Russian language
Селегерseleger-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Seleger
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