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

Selmeier occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Selmeier click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selmeier? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selmeier is the 1,206,588th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. The surname Selmeier is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Selmeier reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 490,887. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 98 percent are found, Berlin, where 1 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 1 percent are found. Not including Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

Selmeier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Selmeier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Selmeier surname rose 325 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selmeier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Selmeier last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political 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
  • 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 Selmeier
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