Selters Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Selters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Selters Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selters occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selters? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,683,218th most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Selters are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Selters is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 3,207,601. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 43 percent live, Texas, where 13 percent live and New Mexico, where 12 percent live. Besides The United States Selters exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent live and Chile, where 1 percent live.

Selters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Selters has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 942 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selters Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Selters are 22.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.97% being registered to vote for the political party.

Selters earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.76% less than the national average, earning $40,230 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soelters930/
Shelters930/
Slters921/
Schelters881/
Silters862/
Zelters862/
Sölters861/
Gelters860/
Jelters860/
Slehters801/
Sheltirs800/
Slættersjø711/
Schletters710/
Zeltars710/
Zuilters671/
Chilters671/
Chleters670/
Clethers670/
Gillthers631/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Selters
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