Seltner Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Seltner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seltner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1201:670,87952,024
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Austria211:405,49741,758
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Seltner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seltner is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Seltner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,067,497th most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Seltner live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Seltner is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 670,879. In Germany it is primarily found in: Saxony, where 37 percent are found, Hesse, where 18 percent are found and Bavaria, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Seltner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Seltner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Seltner surname rose 243 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seltner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Seltner last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Seltner earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 37.82% more than the national average, earning $59,469 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.23% less than the national average, earning $48,077 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szeltner93315/
Soeltner9330/
Seldtner930/
Scheltner8815/
Zeltner862,392/
Sletner86392/
Geltner86254/
Söltner8623/
Celtner8622/
Siltner862/
Seltnerová823/
Slettner808/
Slethner801/
Seltna771/
Giltner711,739/
Ziltner7125/
Schlettner711/
Cletner711/
Scheltienne67103/
Giltnert671/
Zeltni6218/
Cheltnj5710/
Schildtnecht531/

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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 Seltner
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