Selgard Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Selgard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selgard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Selgard Last Name Facts

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

Selgard is most common in Germany. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Selgard? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Selgard are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany Selgard is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Selgard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Selgard has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Selgard
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