Selmaier Surname
Approximately 211 people bear this surname
Selmaier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 206 | 1:390,803 | 36,430 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
Selmaier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selmaier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Selmaier is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Selmaier? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,140,742nd most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. The surname Selmaier occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Selmaier are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 206 people, or 1 in 390,803. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 82 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 13 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Switzerland, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sellmaier | 94 | 433 | / |
| Seelmaier | 94 | 11 | / |
| Selmair | 93 | 61 | / |
| Selmier | 93 | 30 | / |
| Selmeier | 88 | 195 | / |
| Sellmair | 88 | 70 | / |
| Selmayer | 88 | 46 | / |
| Seelmaer | 88 | 10 | / |
| Selmayir | 88 | 1 | / |
| Seelmier | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sellmaer | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shelmier | 88 | 0 | / |
| Sellmeier | 82 | 377 | / |
| Sellmayer | 82 | 137 | / |
| Seelmeier | 82 | 24 | / |
| Sehlmeier | 82 | 19 | / |
| Szelmayer | 82 | 1 | / |
| Zellmaier | 82 | 1 | / |
| Seelmayer | 82 | 1 | / |
| Selmayr | 80 | 91 | / |
| Selmyer | 80 | 19 | / |
| Selmeir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schlemaier | 78 | 10 | / |
| Shellmeier | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shellhmaer | 78 | 1 | / |
| Schelmeier | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sehesselmaier | 76 | 1 | / |
| Sellmyer | 75 | 80 | / |
| Selmeyer | 75 | 61 | / |
| Sellmayr | 75 | 52 | / |
| Sellmeir | 75 | 42 | / |
| Jellmair | 75 | 24 | / |
| Jelmayer | 75 | 7 | / |
| Gilmaier | 75 | 4 | / |
| Seelmeir | 75 | 4 | / |
| Zelmayer | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gelmeier | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zellmaer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shelmyer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Clemaier | 75 | 0 | / |
| Seelmyer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Schillmaier | 74 | 79 | / |
| Schlehmaier | 74 | 2 | / |
| Schellmeier | 74 | 0 | / |
| Sellmeyer | 71 | 605 | / |
| Sehlmeyer | 71 | 246 | / |
| Seelmeyer | 71 | 142 | / |
| Zellmeier | 71 | 85 | / |
| Gillmaier | 71 | 85 | / |
| Jellmayer | 71 | 65 | / |
| Shellmyer | 71 | 29 | / |
| Zellmayer | 71 | 13 | / |
| Jellmajer | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shelmeyer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hjelmeier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schlemier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selmour | 67 | 621 | / |
| Schlemeier | 67 | 105 | / |
| Schilmeier | 67 | 30 | / |
| Zelmeur | 67 | 4 | / |
| Schlemaire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schellmeir | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shellmeyer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gilmair | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schlemmier | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Selmaier
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