Seligmann Surname

236,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Seligmann Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Blessed or Happy Man [Ger. selig, O.H.Ger. sálîg, happy, blessed] Eng. Silliman.

Seligmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7511:107,19813,246
United States3461:1,047,56976,686
France1081:615,02580,926
Denmark901:62,7196,319
Argentina701:610,62043,172
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Israel481:178,28417,874
Australia401:674,89346,030
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
England371:1,505,89364,828
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland131:287,9409,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

The alternate forms: Séligmann (2) are calculated separately.

Seligmann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Blessed or Happy Man [Ger. selig, O.H.Ger. sálîg, happy, blessed] Eng. Silliman.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) The happy, lucky or fortunate man; a variant of Salomon (peaceful).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Seligmann Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seligmann (Russian: Селигманн) is found most in Germany. It can be found as a variant: Séligmann. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seligmann? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 236,849th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,296,902 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Seligmann are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Seligmann is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 751 people, or 1 in 107,198. In Germany Seligmann is most frequent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 15 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found and Hamburg, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 31 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Seligmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Seligmann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Seligmann last name expanded 865 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 247 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seligmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Seligmann last name are 20.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.31% being registered with the political party.

The amount Seligmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 1106.47% more than the national average, earning S/. 233,874 per year; in South Africa they earn 37.98% more than the national average, earning R 327,888 per year and in United States they earn 18.02% more than the national average, earning $50,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Séligmann962/
Seligman943,449/
Seelisgmann901/
Saligmann8927/
Seeligman8918/
Seleigman890/
Seligmaun890/
Selegmann890/
Széligmann841/
Zeligman82426/
Saligman8248/
Selegman822/
Celigman821/
Siligman821/
Seligmam820/
Zeligmane782/
Silegman710/

Seligmann Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seligmann in the Russian language
Селигманнseligmann-

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