Selting Surname

663,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Selting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3271:246,19426,830
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Selting Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selting (Russian: Селтинг) occurs most in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selting? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 663,740th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,122,889 people. The surname Selting occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Selting are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 327 people, or 1 in 246,194. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 96 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 2 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 1 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Selting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Selting has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selting last name increased 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selting Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Selting surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Selting earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.69% less than the national average, earning $40,263 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelting932/
Seltin9227/
Schelting880/
Gelting86147/
Jelting8671/
Zelting868/
Selteng865/
Sheltin865/
Seltina865/
Silting862/
Sälting861/
Schuelting822/
Sletting8092/
Hjelting8032/
Scheltin807/
Sheltion804/
Selten77939/
Zeltin7742/
Çeltin7725/
Seltyn7711/
Seltim777/
Seltün775/
Seltén773/
Celtin771/
Sheltn770/
Schülting75240/
Schilting7524/
Scheltien7524/
Shcheltin751/
Geltink71139/
Shelten7120/
Sleteng7113/
Zeltyng7113/
Gilting714/
Siltina712/
Cleting711/
Jølting711/
Syltina711/
Seeltim711/
Scheltn710/
Sletteng67152/
Schelten6748/
Hjeltäng671/
Gehltink670/
Shellten670/
Giltings670/

Selting Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selting in the Russian language
Селтингselting-

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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 Selting
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