Sellwig Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Sellwig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sellwig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Sellwig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sellwig occurs most in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sellwig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sellwig? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sellwig is the 2,909,720th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Sellwig are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 2,683,515. In Germany Sellwig is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 67 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 3 percent live. Apart from Germany Sellwig is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selllwig931/
Selwig920/
Xellwig861/
Shelwig861/
Cellwig860/
Selbig77194/
Selweg772/
Gelwig772/
Celwig770/
Shellwick758/
Selwick716/
Szelwik711/
Sieluig711/
Chelwig711/
Selbeig710/
Shelwick675/
Sluig670/
Schlewig670/

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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 Sellwig
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