Selgen Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Denmark

Selgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Selgen (45) may also be a first name.

Selgen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selgen occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selgen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selgen is the 5,391,485th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Selgen are found; 62 percent are found in South America and 62 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,504,468th most commonly used forename internationally, held by 45 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 26,759,292. In Brazil Selgen is primarily found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 100 percent live. Besides Brazil Selgen exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and Denmark, where 8 percent live.

Selgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Selgen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Selgen last name increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seelgen9263/
Schelgen8613/
Sheltgen862/
Selcen83103/
Gelgen8383/
Silgen8351/
Selgin8350/
Seljen8349/
Selene8342/
Setlen8330/
Selsen8313/
Selean837/
Çelgen836/
Selein834/
Selyen834/
Sölgen833/
Selien832/
Slegen831/
Scheltgen8068/
Schuelgen809/
Schoelgen801/
Slgn801/
Seulean77378/
Selseng77137/
Selehen77134/
Shelenh77103/
Seletyn7779/
Gielgen7736/
Selchen7726/
Seletin7713/
Slyngen7712/
Shelene7711/
Suelzen778/
Selihen778/
Seleine777/
Shelgin775/
Selzien775/
Seelean775/
Selesin774/
Seleane773/
Settlen772/
Seleten772/
Selehin772/
Shetlen771/
Shelein771/
Shelien771/
Seleene771/
Seleyne771/
Szelgin771/
Seylene771/
Sleghen771/
Seelein771/
Sellsen771/
Selicen771/
Seliene771/
Selisen771/
Seuhlgn771/
Shilgen770/
Shelean770/
Seligne770/
Gelghen770/
Schoellgen759/
Selsn731/
Seleteng71356/
Seleseng71305/
Selissen71168/
Schülgen71123/
Schellingen71121/
Schilgen71110/
Seljåsen7169/
Shellene7143/
Shelehyn7123/
Sheletyn7117/
Seilhean7116/
Shellien7115/
Schelien7112/
Schelean719/
Sellesin718/
Seilienė714/
Seelsaen714/
Seitleng712/
Sheletin711/
Schelein711/
Shildgen711/
Shelehin711/
Shealene711/
Seetlein711/
Shetleng711/
Sheuleun711/
Sheleine711/
Sceliene711/
Seeleenh711/
Seiliene711/
Selechyn711/
Sealieng711/
Seilieng711/
Seleitin711/
Shetlhen711/
Shelehen711/
Sheilein710/
Settlein710/
Sheliene710/
Shellein710/
Sheitlen710/
Sheelean710/
Seliem675,321/
Gilgen673,371/
Seleim671,911/
Silien671,643/
Schildgen67718/
Seline67585/
Çelgin67331/
Schielein67291/
Silene67262/
Selçin67231/
Seleam67161/
Sylien67152/
Sülzen67142/
Setlem67134/
Schöllgen67131/
Schiltgen67119/
Slegin6774/
Celien6763/
Gelgin6752/
Celene6746/
Selçün6743/
Schehlein6738/
Zelien6729/
Gelgün6727/
Schöldgen6722/
Zelein6720/
Zilgen6714/
Zelyen6713/
Gelgyn6712/
Celgin6712/
Sieslieng6712/
Zelgin679/
Shelehyna679/
Selcin678/
Sülçen678/
Sölgén677/
Schlingen676/
Sylene675/
Shelehina674/
Selain673/
Selhem673/
Scheslien673/
Selginova672/
Slingienė672/
Schelchen672/
Jelgin672/
Celean671/
Celein671/
Schlengen671/
Schielien671/
Silzen671/
Selcyn671/
Seljin671/
Sehlitten671/
Celenh671/
Zelzen671/
Shlgin671/
Silgne671/
Schölzgen671/
Selsin671/
Selhin671/
Selechink671/
Säljen671/
Sälzen671/
Söljen671/
Celzen671/
Selehchin671/
Silgem671/
Seloin670/
Zelean670/
Schleghen670/
Clegen670/
Scheelein670/
Schetlein670/

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Footnotes

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