Selenger Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Selenger Surname Definition:

SELLENGER: A corruption of St. Leger, and that from St. Leodeger.

Selenger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

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

Selenger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

SELLENGER: A corruption of St. Leger, and that from St. Leodeger.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Selenger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selenger is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Şelenger. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selenger? popularity and diffusion

Selenger is the 4,908,606th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Selenger occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Selenger live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 38 percent are found, Michigan, where 38 percent are found and Rhode Island, where 15 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 6 percent are found and Iran, where 6 percent are found.

Selenger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Selenger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Selenger surname rose 260 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selenger Last Name Statistics demography

Selenger earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.11% more than the national average, earning $70,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şelenger961/
Shelenger9424/
Seelenger941/
Seleinger941/
Selengere940/
Selenge934,646/
Selener9370/
Slenger9333/
Shellenger892/
Schelenger890/
Selinger885,532/
Salenger88117/
Shelenge88106/
Selengee8839/
Selleger8836/
Selesner8829/
Szlenger8818/
Gelenger8813/
Zelenger8811/
Shlenger888/
Selänger884/
Silenger883/
Szelenge882/
Selenier882/
Selenzer881/
Selínger881/
Sselenge881/
Selenghe881/
Sgelenge881/
Sehlenge881/
Seleaner881/
Solenger880/
Scheilenger841/
Seelinger821,387/
Seilinger82274/
Sehlinger82146/
Szelinger8295/
Saelinger8292/
Sallenger8269/
Shelenher8226/
Seylehner8222/
Chelenger8210/
Selinguer829/
Selingier827/
Zeilenger824/
Geylenger824/
Shelinger823/
Sejlinger823/
Sealinger822/
Seyleaner821/
Seilehner821/
Selenggep821/
Shilenger820/
Scelinger820/
Schelener820/
Sollenger820/
Selenga803,331/
Selenje80791/
Seliner80301/
Zelener80187/
Selengi80159/
Silenge80150/
Çelener8097/
Zelenge8082/
Selinge8030/
Šlenger8013/
Shelger8010/
Silener808/
Selence807/
Celener806/
Selense802/
Sealger801/
Seilger801/
Sileger801/
Sylener800/
Salnger800/
Seitlinger78455/
Seeleitner78217/
Shellinger7815/
Schelinger7810/
Schelleger783/
Szelingert782/
Schlengher782/
Sallienger781/
Shollenger781/
Shillenger781/
Seilheiner781/
Schalenger781/
Seillinger781/
Seiglinger780/
Schilenger780/
Scheilnger780/
Salinger752,185/
Shilenge751,993/
Zelinger751,348/
Solinger751,047/
Gelinger75502/
Çilenger75454/
Sälinger75190/
Şilenger75121/
Silinger7588/
Sihlenge7541/
Silgener7541/
Celinger7531/
Shelenga7515/
Seilenga7515/
Selinghe7515/
Seslenir7514/
Jelinger7511/
Shelengi7511/
Selinsge7511/
Šelinger759/
Celesner754/
Seeliner753/
Chelenge753/
Cilenger752/
Gilenger751/
Selinges751/
Sailenge751/
Seleenga751/
Selengai751/
Szelenga751/
Selimger751/
Sylinger750/
Sielenga750/
Zolenger750/
Selingerová74240/
Seeleithner7420/
Scheilinger749/
Selingerova746/
Schilienger741/
Schallenger740/
Scheslinger740/
Scheelinger740/
Schetlinger740/
Zeilinger714,767/
Sollinger711,556/
Sallinger71865/
Sitlinger71116/
Ceilinger7197/
Szélinger7188/
Getlinger7177/
Zielinger7140/
Selingues7135/
Shelynher7132/
Celenghir7129/
Saalinger7124/
Shillenge7121/
Zelingher7120/
Sahlinger7118/
Zeylinger7118/
Chelengir7117/
Zelinguer7115/
Gehlinger719/
Sohlinger718/
Seilynher718/
Shilinger715/
Szylinger715/
Zelingier715/
Sailenser714/
Sjölinger714/
Šeilinger714/
Gielinger714/
Chelinger712/
Sheleng'i712/
Shellengi712/
Sailinger711/
Sholinger711/
Seilhyner711/
Jeilinger711/
Zejlinger711/
Zelencher711/
Solingher711/
Silhinger711/
Sailencer711/
Salingier711/
Szelencei711/
Silentcer711/
Shilennge711/
Zollenger710/
Siliengir710/
Citlenger710/
Scilinger710/
Shelliner710/
Schelence710/
Schettlinger7014/
Seilingerová702/
Seilingerova701/
Sejlingerová701/
Silence671,602/
Silenga67668/
Zeitlinger67436/
Selinga67398/
Silengi67369/
Shillinger67290/
Zeillinger67262/
Silenje67207/
Sittlinger6782/
Silinge6771/
Cilenge6758/
Selenji6753/
Zilenge6736/
Selingi6735/
Celenga6733/
Szollinger6730/
Ziehlinger6727/
Xilenge6727/
Celenze6719/
Zeliner6717/
Schilinger6716/
Zeilger6714/
Silense6713/
Selindzher6711/
Silenze679/
Zeilingher677/
Schelingerová677/
Selenza675/
Zelenyr674/
Gettlinger673/
Zettlinger673/
Zelyner673/
Zietlinger672/
Celiner672/
Zolnger671/
Sitlger671/
Selenzi671/
Settlenire671/
Zelenze671/
Celence671/
Celense671/
Ceitlinger671/
Zelinge671/
Sallingher670/
Settlenyre670/
Sallingeer670/
Shallinger670/
Schilleger670/
Schalinger670/
Scholinger670/
Sailger670/

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