Selmeier Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Selmeier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selmeier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1641:490,88742,238
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Selmeier Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selmeier is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Selmeier click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selmeier? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,206,588th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Selmeier live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Selmeier is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 490,887. In Germany Selmeier is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 98 percent live, Berlin, where 1 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 1 percent live. Beside Germany this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and The Netherlands, where 2 percent live.

Selmeier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Selmeier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Selmeier surname grew 325 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selmeier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Selmeier are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

Selmeier earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 58% more than the national average, earning $68,177 USD per year.

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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 Selmeier
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