Selker Surname
Approximately 785 people bear this surname
Selker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 409 | 1:196,835 | 22,684 |
| United States | 235 | 1:1,542,378 | 104,414 |
| Austria | 69 | 1:123,412 | 17,157 |
| Netherlands | 56 | 1:301,557 | 35,980 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Selker Demographics
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Selker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Selker is most common in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selker? popularity and diffusion
Selker is the 437,080th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 9,283,498 people. Selker is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Selker live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 409 people, or 1 in 196,835. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 67 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 26 percent reside and Hamburg, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Austria, where 9 percent reside.
Selker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Selker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selker surname rose 2,136 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Selker Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Selker surname are 18.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.08% registered to vote for the party.
Selker earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.15% more than the national average, earning $51,844 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sielker | 92 | 97 | / |
| Shelker | 92 | 46 | / |
| Sellker | 92 | 7 | / |
| Selåker | 92 | 5 | / |
| Soelker | 92 | 2 | / |
| Suelker | 92 | 1 | / |
| Schelker | 86 | 601 | / |
| Selcer | 83 | 372 | / |
| Silker | 83 | 318 | / |
| Gelker | 83 | 124 | / |
| Zelker | 83 | 64 | / |
| Sälker | 83 | 46 | / |
| Sölker | 83 | 43 | / |
| Sleker | 83 | 15 | / |
| Sülker | 83 | 13 | / |
| Jelker | 83 | 11 | / |
| Celker | 83 | 0 | / |
| Schelcker | 80 | 9 | / |
| Schielker | 80 | 2 | / |
| Schuelker | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gehlker | 77 | 88 | / |
| Selcher | 77 | 41 | / |
| Shilker | 77 | 25 | / |
| Shylker | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sillker | 77 | 2 | / |
| Slckert | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zhelker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scelcer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Slecker | 77 | 0 | / |
| Slkyr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schleker | 71 | 156 | / |
| Shlekher | 71 | 9 | / |
| Shlekker | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shiolker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zeuhlker | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schilker | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schlecker | 67 | 788 | / |
| Zelcer | 67 | 634 | / |
| Gilker | 67 | 462 | / |
| Zilker | 67 | 330 | / |
| Celcer | 67 | 248 | / |
| Cilker | 67 | 71 | / |
| Zylker | 67 | 40 | / |
| Silcer | 67 | 16 | / |
| Çilker | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cleker | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jülker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jilker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selcir | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selker
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