Sellgren Surname

422,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sellgren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sellgren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden5611:17,5521,478
United States1531:2,369,013146,433
Norway441:116,87015,419
Finland331:166,56714,872
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England51:11,143,612252,590
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

The alternate forms: Sellgrén (5) are calculated separately.

Sellgren Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sellgren is most common in Sweden. It may be found as a variant: Sellgrén. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sellgren? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sellgren is the 422,155th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,876,426 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Sellgren live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most common in Sweden, where it is borne by 561 people, or 1 in 17,552. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Västernorrland County, where 32 percent live, Stockholm County, where 22 percent live and Skåne County, where 12 percent live. Excluding Sweden this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Norway, where 5 percent live.

Sellgren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sellgren surname are 14.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 67.57% registered with the party.

The amount Sellgren earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 21.29% more than the national average, earning 419,755 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.55% less than the national average, earning $42,480 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.06% more than the national average, earning $51,701 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sellgrén965/
Shellgren9488/
Selgren9360/
Shelgren88221/
Sillgren8889/
Selggren8821/
Jellgren885/
Sällgren885/
Chellgren8265/
Schelgren820/
Shelgreen820/
Sylgren8038/
Jelgren8030/
Schelgreen781/
Chellgreen780/
Gillgren75376/
Chelgren75264/
Sillgrén753/
Hjelgren751/
Chelgreen715/
Gilgren6719/
Sylgrén673/
Chilgren6379/
Gilgreen634/
Chilgreen5913/
Silgrim538/
Gilgrin530/
Shlgrim530/
Chilgrin500/

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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
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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 Sellgren
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