Seltman Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Seltman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seltman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2221:1,632,698109,247
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Seltman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seltman is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Seltman.

How Common Is The Last Name Seltman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,052,587th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. Seltman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Seltman reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Seltman is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 222 people, or 1 in 1,632,698. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 20 percent are found, Florida, where 19 percent are found and Kansas, where 14 percent are found. Outside of The United States Seltman is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 3 percent are found and Poland, where 2 percent are found.

Seltman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Seltman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Seltman last name grew 584 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seltman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Seltman are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

Seltman earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.89% more than the national average, earning $52,596 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seltmann932,964/
Sheltman9368/
Sueltman935/
Seltmaan931/
Geltman86349/
Siltman86292/
Zeltman86201/
Celtman869/
Seltmon861/
Scheltmann8210/
Scheldtman820/
Zeltmann80437/
Sültmann8096/
Siltmann8082/
Hjeltman8073/
Zeltmane804/
Geltmann803/
Siltmaan801/
Shyltman801/
Sheltmon800/
Cheltman800/
Seltmannová782/
Schiltman7572/
Schletman751/
Giltman7155/
Schiltmann713/
Zyltman712/
Chltman711/
Siltmon711/
Ziltman710/
Hjältman6720/
Giltmann6711/
Chiltman671/
Ziltmann670/

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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 Seltman
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