Seltmann Surname

149,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Seltmann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seltmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,6471:30,4144,007
United States2381:1,522,937103,340
Austria201:425,77243,235
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Seltmann Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seltmann is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seltmann? popularity and diffusion

It is the 149,064th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,458,686 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Seltmann live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Seltmann is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 2,647 people, or 1 in 30,414. In Germany Seltmann is most prevalent in: Saxony, where 45 percent live, Bavaria, where 14 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent live. Not including Germany this last name exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.

Seltmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Seltmann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Seltmann surname expanded 3,967 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seltmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Seltmann are 25.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.22% registered to vote for the party.

Seltmann earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.3% more than the national average, earning $45,435 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seltman93238/
Scheltmann8910/
Zeltmann88437/
Sültmann8896/
Siltmann8882/
Sheltman8868/
Sueltman885/
Geltmann883/
Seltmaan881/
Seltmannová842/
Geltman80349/
Siltman80292/
Zeltman80201/
Celtman809/
Seltmon801/
Schiltmann783/
Scheldtman780/
Hjeltman7573/
Giltmann7511/
Zeltmane754/
Shyltman751/
Siltmaan751/
Cheltman750/
Sheltmon750/
Ziltmann750/
Schiltman7172/
Schletman711/
Giltman6755/
Zyltman672/
Chltman671/
Siltmon671/
Ziltman670/
Hjältman6320/
Chiltman631/

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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 Seltmann
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