Selleg Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Selleg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selleg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Selleg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selleg occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Selleg.

How Common Is The Last Name Selleg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Selleg reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States Selleg is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 70 percent are found, Washington, where 20 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 8 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Selleg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Selleg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Selleg surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selleg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Selleg last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Selleg earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 118.06% more than the national average, earning $94,089 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sellaeg927/
Shelleg922/
Schelleg860/
Sellek831,772/
Zelleg83204/
Sellig83155/
Silleg8313/
Sellex837/
Shellg834/
Gelleg833/
Sellec832/
Sealeg830/
Jelleg830/
Seileg830/
Sleg8036/
Selleck772,917/
Selleke7745/
Selliog7737/
Sellesk7726/
Soellig7713/
Shellke779/
Shellek774/
Sellike773/
Sellect772/
Seellig772/
Selleuk771/
Sellecx771/
Shellig771/
Slegt73383/
Shleg73237/
Slegg73181/
Slegh73169/
Szleg738/
Sleig733/
Sileg732/
Sealg731/
Shelg731/
Scleg730/
Sleag730/
Schellig71179/
Selleske7120/
Zellegue714/
Sillegue711/
Schellek711/
Seilleck710/
Shelke67206,643/
Sleigh672,612/
Cellek671,142/
Shleig67755/
Sellik67206/
Sillig67164/
Chellegue67103/
Sleggs6796/
Söllig6768/
Schleg6765/
Seylek6755/
Jellig6753/
Schoellig6750/
Şellek6744/
Zellek6743/
Sleugh6740/
Sellix6730/
Sillex6729/
Seelek6721/
Sealek6713/
Sehelegue6710/
Gilleg679/
Gellek675/
Cellec673/
Gellig672/
Cilleg672/
Slleck671/
Slleke671/
Saileg671/
Zellig671/
Schuellek671/
Shillg671/
Sliegh671/
Schelleck671/
Shellk670/
Slegue670/
Sleygh670/
Sellic670/
Sleigt670/
Sellyx670/
Schiolleg670/
Shilleigh670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Selleg
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