Selg Surname

310,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Selg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6431:125,20315,285
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
Algeria1201:321,93030,720
Sweden981:100,4777,289
Estonia811:16,3192,713
Argentina711:602,02042,723
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Selg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selg has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 310,758th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 6,012,827 people. The last name Selg occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Selg live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 643 people, or 1 in 125,203. In Germany Selg is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 85 percent are found, Bavaria, where 7 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent are found. Not including Germany it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Algeria, where 10 percent are found.

Selg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Selg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Selg last name grew 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Selg last name are 11.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.89% registered to vote for the party.

Selg earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.26% more than the national average, earning $43,694 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saelg8919/
Shelg891/
Selgh890/
Slg86143/
Sellæg80261/
Selgue809/
Shellg804/
Sielgs803/
Selk751,923/
Sälg7561/
Sõlg7558/
Sleg7536/
Selc7517/
Sllg755/
Selx754/
Silg753/
Hslg752/
Xelg752/
Slgk752/
Zelg752/
Sölg752/
Jelg751/
Slhg751/
Shlg751/
Slgq751/
Zslg751/
Jslg751/
Gelg750/
Selke674,168/
Selck67535/
Selkh67520/
Szelc67519/
Slegt67383/
Shleg67237/
Slegg67181/
Slegh67169/
Shelk67167/
Seelk6758/
Chelg6740/
Gielg6726/
Sielk6724/
Shilg6716/
Sielc6715/
Szleg678/
Gelgg678/
Silgh675/
Celgh673/
Zhelg672/
Selhk672/
Selcs671/
Sellk671/
Selks671/
Jelgh671/
Sellq671/
Jsxlg671/
Slkqg671/
Selqu671/
Sälgh671/
Soelk670/
Scleg670/
Celgs670/
Zielg670/

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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 Selg
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