Selter Surname

238,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Selter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0511:76,5999,688
United States4101:884,04666,892
Estonia841:15,7362,567
Netherlands611:276,83934,217
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
France131:5,109,440259,941
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:482,87234,278

Selter (17) may also be a first name.

Selter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selter is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Selter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 238,706th most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,340,409 people. The last name Selter occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Selter reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Selter is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 17 people.

The last name Selter is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 1,051 people, or 1 in 76,599. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 70 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent are found and Hesse, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Estonia, where 5 percent are found.

Selter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Selter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 394 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Selter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Selter surname are 2.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.62% registered to vote for the political party.

Selter earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.18% more than the national average, earning $51,425 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soelter92341/
Suelter92159/
Shelter9255/
Seltier9244/
Selther925/
Seltger922/
Seulter921/
Selteer921/
Scelter920/
Selte91119/
Schelter861,294/
Sheltter861/
Sheltere860/
Sölter831,813/
Shelte83709/
Zelter83351/
Gelter83317/
Sülter8372/
Silter8333/
Seldte8323/
Sleter8317/
Sälter8314/
Jelter8311/
Seltes837/
Sylter837/
Selthe834/
Celter833/
Seltey832/
Seltea832/
Sellte831/
Seltez831/
Seltie831/
Sielte831/
Suelte831/
Sølter831/
Scelte830/
Seltte830/
Schuelter80513/
Scheelter801/
Schielter801/
Scheltert801/
Scheulter801/
Schellter800/
Schelte77357/
Schlter77276/
Chelter77135/
Szleter7752/
Hjelter7740/
Sletter779/
Siltere778/
Zelther773/
Shltere773/
Shilter773/
Geslter771/
Gielter771/
Siltear771/
Sheltey770/
Geltere770/
Sislter770/
Shleter770/
Seeltes770/
Shellte770/
Geltert770/
Slether770/
Sheltre770/
Zellter770/
Schuellter751/
Schelltter751/
Sylte731,156/
Şelte73254/
Selti73233/
Selta7325/
Silte7318/
Selty7312/
Celte733/
Zelte732/
Schilter711,044/
Schülter71301/
Schleter71290/
Scheltes71155/
Slåtterø719/
Schälter717/
Szletter716/
Shletter712/
Scheltte712/
Schlûter712/
Zoellter711/
Scheltee711/
Schelterová711/
Schuelte711/
Shcilter711/
Slehtere711/
Sletther711/
Slettger710/
Scheltez710/
Shildter710/
Schielte710/
Scheulte710/
Schletter67597/
Scelta67256/
Sylthe67135/
Seltit6797/
Syltie6782/
Zeelte6764/
Cülter6753/
Chelte6744/
Gilter6742/
Sletterød6737/
Scelti6732/
Siltie6725/
Shilte6720/
Zälter6718/
Cleter6717/
Shelti6715/
Seltis674/
Shelty673/
Seltha672/
Celtre671/
Zelteh671/
Shylte671/
Seltio671/
Syllte671/
Syltes671/
Zilter671/
Suelti671/
Schletier671/
Seelta671/
Seltaj671/
Seltay671/
Schilther671/
Celtey670/

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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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  • 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 Selter
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