Seliger Surname

85,844th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Seliger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seliger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,1481:19,4082,567
United States6721:539,37344,730
Thailand2161:327,02956,393
Austria1341:63,5489,853
Brazil1101:1,946,13062,141
Poland741:513,63249,911
Czechia471:226,24431,645
Denmark431:131,27211,828
Russia371:3,895,218191,585
England261:2,143,00282,017
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Seliger Last Name Facts

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

Seliger (Russian: Селигер) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Seliger click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seliger? popularity and diffusion

The surname Seliger is the 85,844th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,297,640 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Seliger are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 4,148 people, or 1 in 19,408. In Germany Seliger is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside, Saxony, where 12 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Germany it occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Thailand, where 4 percent reside.

Seliger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Seliger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Seliger last name rose 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seliger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Seliger last name are 3.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.83% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Seliger earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.01% more than the national average, earning $47,470 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.13% more than the national average, earning $63,160 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Seliger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seliger in the Russian language
Селигерseliger-

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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 Seliger
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