Sellig Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sellig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sellig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany701:1,150,07875,714
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Sellig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sellig is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sellig.

How Common Is The Last Name Sellig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,403,590th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Sellig reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 1,150,078. In Germany Sellig is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 34 percent reside, Hamburg, where 16 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Germany Sellig is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent reside and Poland, where 8 percent reside.

Sellig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sellig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sellig surname rose 110 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sellig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sellig last name are 39.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.86% being registered with the party.

Sellig earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.79% less than the national average, earning $35,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selliog9237/
Soellig9213/
Seellig922/
Shellig921/
Schellig86179/
Sellik83206/
Sillig83164/
Söllig8368/
Jellig8353/
Sellix8330/
Selleg8324/
Gellig832/
Zellig831/
Sellic830/
Schoellig8050/
Slig802/
Sellick773,117/
Chellig77286/
Zuellig77159/
Shillig77101/
Zoellig7714/
Silligk774/
Shellik774/
Sellike773/
Shelleg772/
Schllig771/
Scillig771/
Sellikh771/
Sligh732,077/
Sligt7317/
Sleig733/
Slaig732/
Sligg732/
Sliog731/
Shlig731/
Sluig730/
Sclig730/
Sllic730/
Jllig730/
Schillig711,139/
Schöllig71117/
Scellick7135/
Schällig7134/
Shellick711/
Schüllig711/
Schelleg710/
Sleigh672,612/
Çellik672,555/
Zillig672,020/
Gillig672,001/
Sellek671,772/
Züllig67823/
Shleig67755/
Zöllig67307/
Zelleg67204/
Sillik67196/
Jüllig67117/
Schlig67105/
Cellik6744/
Sillix6729/
Şellik6726/
Shlaig6726/
Selluk6722/
Silleg6713/
Chelligue678/
Sellex677/
Gelleg673/
Jellix672/
Sellec672/
Jellic672/
Jillig672/
Sliegh671/
Cellic671/
Sligth671/
Shligh671/
Jellik670/
Sillic670/
Sleigt670/
Jelleg670/
Sellyx670/
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
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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 Sellig
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