Selker Surname

437,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Selker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4091:196,83522,684
United States2351:1,542,378104,414
Austria691:123,41217,157
Netherlands561:301,55735,980
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Selker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selker is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Selker.

How Common Is The Last Name Selker? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 437,080th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 9,283,498 people. The surname Selker occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Selker are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread 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. Besides Germany it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selker surname increased 2,136 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Selker surname are 18.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.08% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sielker9297/
Shelker9246/
Sellker927/
Selåker925/
Soelker922/
Suelker921/
Schelker86601/
Selcer83372/
Silker83318/
Gelker83124/
Zelker8364/
Sälker8346/
Sölker8343/
Sleker8315/
Sülker8313/
Jelker8311/
Celker830/
Schelcker809/
Schielker802/
Schuelker800/
Gehlker7788/
Selcher7741/
Shilker7725/
Shylker773/
Sillker772/
Slckert771/
Zhelker771/
Scelcer770/
Slecker770/
Slkyr731/
Schleker71156/
Shlekher719/
Shlekker713/
Shiolker711/
Zeuhlker710/
Schilker710/
Schlecker67788/
Zelcer67634/
Gilker67462/
Zilker67330/
Celcer67248/
Cilker6771/
Zylker6740/
Silcer6716/
Çilker676/
Cleker672/
Jülker671/
Jilker671/
Selcir670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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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