Selinger Surname

87,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Selinger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selinger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4521:55,4457,186
United States1,3591:266,71025,101
Canada7591:48,5455,894
Austria4811:17,7042,708
Brazil4071:525,98119,726
Argentina2601:164,39813,834
Czechia2431:43,7597,277
France1411:471,08366,853
Switzerland1231:66,7728,098
Israel751:114,10212,745
Australia421:642,75544,739
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Serbia171:420,29118,230
England161:3,482,379114,324
Paraguay151:482,4506,463
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Norway61:857,04855,549
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

The alternate forms: Šelinger (9) & Selínger (1) are calculated separately.

Selinger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selinger (Russian: Селингер) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Šelinger or Selínger. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selinger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 87,023rd most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,317,344 people. The surname Selinger occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Selinger reside; 40 percent reside in Western Europe and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Selinger is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 1,452 people, or 1 in 55,445. In Germany Selinger is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 49 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent live and Bavaria, where 11 percent live. Not including Germany this last name is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.

Selinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Selinger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Selinger surname rose 1,888 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Selinger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Selinger surname are 10.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64% being registered with the party.

The amount Selinger earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.25% less than the national average, earning 331,385 kr per year; in United States they earn 27.51% more than the national average, earning $55,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.93% less than the national average, earning $49,219 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šelinger969/
Selínger961/
Seelinger941,387/
Seilinger94274/
Sehlinger94146/
Szelinger9495/
Saelinger9492/
Selinguer949/
Selingier947/
Shelinger943/
Sejlinger943/
Sealinger942/
Seleinger941/
Scelinger940/
Seliner93301/
Selinge9330/
Seitlinger89455/
Shellinger8915/
Schelinger8910/
Szelingert892/
Seillinger891/
Seiglinger890/
Salinger882,185/
Zelinger881,348/
Solinger881,047/
Gelinger88502/
Sälinger88190/
Silinger8888/
Celinger8831/
Selenger8816/
Selinghe8815/
Jelinger8811/
Selinsge8811/
Selänger884/
Seeliner883/
Selinges881/
Selimger881/
Sylinger880/
Selingerová84240/
Scheilinger849/
Selingerova846/
Scheslinger840/
Scheelinger840/
Schetlinger840/
Zeilinger824,767/
Sollinger821,556/
Sallinger82865/
Sitlinger82116/
Ceilinger8297/
Szélinger8288/
Getlinger8277/
Zielinger8240/
Selingues8235/
Shelenger8224/
Saalinger8224/
Zelingher8220/
Sahlinger8218/
Zeylinger8218/
Zelinguer8215/
Gehlinger829/
Sohlinger828/
Shilinger825/
Szylinger825/
Zelingier825/
Sjölinger824/
Šeilinger824/
Gielinger824/
Chelinger822/
Sailinger821/
Sholinger821/
Jeilinger821/
Zejlinger821/
Solingher821/
Silhinger821/
Salingier821/
Seelenger821/
Selengere820/
Scilinger820/
Shelliner820/
Selenge804,646/
Selinga80398/
Silinge8071/
Selener8070/
Selingi8035/
Slenger8033/
Zeliner8017/
Schettlinger8014/
Shelger8010/
Selinse804/
Selince803/
Seilingerová802/
Celiner802/
Sealger801/
Seilger801/
Seilingerova801/
Sejlingerová801/
Zelinge801/
Salnger800/
Zeitlinger78436/
Shillinger78290/
Zeillinger78262/
Seeleitner78217/
Sittlinger7882/
Szollinger7830/
Ziehlinger7827/
Schilinger7816/
Selindzher7811/
Zeilingher787/
Gettlinger783/
Zettlinger783/
Shellenger782/
Zietlinger782/
Sallienger781/
Seilheiner781/
Ceitlinger781/
Schelenger780/
Sallingher780/
Sallingeer780/
Shallinger780/
Scheilnger780/
Schalinger780/
Scholinger780/
Schelingerová767/
Gilinger75245/
Çilinger75219/
Salenger75117/
Shelenge75106/
Zolinger75103/
Zilinger75102/
Šilinger7599/
Šalinger7583/
Zalinger7582/
Shilinge7581/
Silingeç7580/
Selengee7539/
Selleger7536/
Selesner7529/
Cilinger7525/
Szlenger7518/
Gelenger7513/
Zelimger7511/
Zelenger7511/
Silingir7511/
Shlenger758/
Selimgir754/
Celingir754/
Silenger753/
Salingir753/
Szelenge752/
Selenier752/
Selenzer751/
Selingis751/
Cylinger751/
Sselenge751/
Selenghe751/
Şelenger751/
Sgelenge751/
Sehlenge751/
Seleaner751/
Silginer751/
Solenger750/
Cheliner750/
Schallinger74220/
Zelingerová74215/
Seeleithner7420/
Šelingerová7416/
Schollinger7411/
Zelingerova742/
Scheilenger741/
Schilienger741/
Chislingher741/
Zollinger715,995/
Zallinger71184/
Sallenger7169/
Shelynher7132/
Shelenher7126/
Zahlinger7125/
Seylehner7122/
Seelinjee7122/
Jöhlinger7115/
Chilinger7114/
Salinggir7113/
Chelenger7110/
Cajlinger7110/
Seilynher718/
Zeilenger714/
Geylenger714/
Zailinger712/
Zelinscer712/
Shillinge711/
Seilhyner711/
Šillinger711/
Seyleaner711/
Shilliner711/
Seilehner711/
Gilingere711/
Selenggep711/
Shilenger710/
Siliengir710/
Sailinzer710/
Schelener710/
Gitlinger710/
Sollenger710/
Zeilingerová701/
Šeilingerová701/
Sajlingerová701/
Schuislinger700/
Selenga673,331/
Silinga671,599/
Selenje67791/
Silingi67478/
Zelener67187/
Selengi67159/
Silenge67150/
Çelener6797/
Zelenge6782/
Celinga6750/
Šelinga6728/
Schilainer6717/
Zeilger6714/
Silinir6713/
Šlenger6713/
Schilingerová678/
Silener678/
Sylince677/
Selence677/
Celener676/
Cittlinger673/
Schelleger673/
Zelyner673/
Sélince672/
Selense672/
Schlengher672/
Zolnger671/
Zeilincher671/
Ziliner671/
Sitlger671/
Silinze671/
Shollenger671/
Shillenger671/
Selincy671/
Selinza671/
Schalenger671/
Sileger671/
Gittlinger671/
Celingy671/
Zilinge671/
Sylener670/
Schilenger670/
Silince670/
Selinci670/
Sailger670/

Selinger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selinger in the Russian language
Селингерselinger-

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