Selfert Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Selfert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selfert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Selfert Last Name Facts

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

Selfert has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Selfert.

How Common Is The Last Name Selfert? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Selfert live; 96 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 19 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 19 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 4 percent live and Mexico, where 4 percent live.

Selfert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Selfert has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Selfert surname expanded 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selfert Last Name Statistics demography

Selfert earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.38% less than the national average, earning $39,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selffert931/
Selfer9212/
Gelfert86574/
Shelfer86467/
Selfort8616/
Slefert861/
Szelfer861/
Schelfer8028/
Gelffert801/
Shilfert800/
Silfer77111/
Zelfer7751/
Selfjr771/
Schilfert7517/
Schaelfer753/
Schellfer751/
Gilfert71345/
Silfort7164/
Sylfort719/
Selford716/
Selfire714/
Gelferd713/
Selpher712/
Schilferth712/
Silfeur711/
Silpfer711/
Schelfhort711/
Shilfer711/
Celfort711/
Schellffer710/
Clefert710/
Silferd710/
Schilfer679/
Shelfred670/
Gilferth670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Selfert
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis