Selig Surname

64,836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,710 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Selig Surname Definition:

“Forgiveness” (Selicha) in Hebrew. Hence Seligman and Seligson, etc.

Selig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0321:119,54512,808
Germany2,8241:28,5083,749
Canada6011:61,3077,184
France5041:131,79120,133
Brazil1201:1,783,95357,833
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Australia821:329,21628,102
Austria771:110,59015,709
England661:844,21344,691
United Arab Emirates521:176,19812,766
Israel471:182,07718,133
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Czechia181:590,74858,011
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4191:119,85411,696

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

Selig (261) may also be a first name.

Selig Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Forgiveness” (Selicha) in Hebrew. Hence Seligman and Seligson, etc.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(from the name of a male ancestor) Selig is the translation of Asher and means “happy” or “blessed.” It is sometimes expanded to Seligman or Seligmann. Sometimes it is spelled with a “z” in place of the “s” and with a “k” in place of the “g,” so that we get all kinds of combinations: Zelig, Zelik, Selik, etc.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Selig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selig (Marathi: सेलीग, Russian: Селиг) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Sélig. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selig is the 64,836th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 945,207 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Selig are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Selig is also the 550,922nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 261 people.

The last name Selig is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,032 people, or 1 in 119,545. In The United States Selig is most prevalent in: New York, where 10 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Massachusetts, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 40 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 37 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Selig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Selig has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 724 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Selig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Selig last name are 38.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.11% registered with the party.

The amount Selig earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 72.67% more than the national average, earning 597,561 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.13% more than the national average, earning $49,248 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.85% less than the national average, earning $43,798 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sélig931/
Seelig916,453/
Seylig9139/
Szelig9138/
Seligh9137/
Sielig9111/
Sehlig9110/
Shelig917/
Setlig916/
Soelig912/
Saelig911/
Seligg911/
Sealig911/
Seilig910/
Selieg910/
Setligt83136/
Setligh8349/
Soehlig8332/
Schelig839/
Sieluig831/
Szeligh831/
Sheliug831/
Sheligh831/
Shellig831/
Seleigh830/
Gelig803,346/
Salig801,628/
Zelig801,093/
Selik80958/
Selix80632/
Seleg80313/
Selic80223/
Silig80149/
Solig8087/
Celig8075/
Sölig8028/
Jelig803/
Seligova7719/
Scheligh771/
Sheleigh771/
Shellieg770/
Sheleg733,326/
Szélig73239/
Selick73208/
Selikh73162/
Gehlig73114/
Seliuc7385/
Zeilig7357/
Saligh7351/
Zeelig7350/
Zeligs7333/
Selike7333/
Chelig7324/
Saalig7321/
Söhlig7319/
Szelik7316/
Selics7315/
Seliuk7314/
Seulik7313/
Selegh7313/
Szelug7313/
Selicq7310/
Gielig7310/
Shelik738/
Shalig738/
Saelik736/
Seleik733/
Ceelig733/
Sealik733/
Selegs733/
Seylik732/
Seleag732/
Szeleg732/
Selgik732/
Saeliq731/
Zielig731/
Seelic731/
Zselic731/
Salaig731/
Szylig731/
Geslig731/
Zaelig730/
Sealeg730/
Seilix730/
Sitlig730/
Seileg730/
Selict730/
Szeligová7196/
Sheligova7131/
Sheeleigh7122/
Saeleik675,049/
Shillig67101/
Shelikh6761/
Selegue6761/
Shaligh6747/
Shiligh6728/
Shelike6725/
Shelyug6724/
Seliske6720/
Zselics6716/
Saleigh6715/
Setlike6714/
Schelik6711/
Schalig6711/
Saliegh6710/
Selicke6710/
Seelick677/
Sheliuk674/
Schilig674/
Shellik674/
Scheleg674/
Scheligová673/
Shelleg672/
Seilick672/
Scehlik672/
Sheleik672/
Szylieg672/
Seitlik672/
Selikhe672/
Sheylik672/
Shehlik671/
Seleike671/
Selique671/
Selishq671/
Shelegh671/
Setlick671/
Sieslik671/
Siehlik671/
Seiliuc671/
Selickė671/
Seliukh671/
Sethlik671/
Seilegs670/
Sehlick670/
Salligg670/
Salligh670/

Selig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selig in the Marathi language
सेलीगseliga-
Selig in the Russian language
Селигselig-

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