Seltz Surname

303,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Seltz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seltz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8341:434,60337,429
France3081:215,65833,528
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Norway61:857,04855,549
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
England21:27,859,030389,889
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Seltz Last Name Facts

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

Seltz occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seltz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 303,577th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,834,704 people. Seltz occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Seltz are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 834 people, or 1 in 434,603. In The United States Seltz is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 15 percent live, Michigan, where 14 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States Seltz exists in 14 countries. It is also found in France, where 25 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Seltz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Seltz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Seltz last name expanded 981 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seltz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Seltz last name are 3.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Seltz earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.11% more than the national average, earning $50,965 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sueltz91146/
Sheltz91114/
Soeltz9122/
Seltze9112/
Seltzz911/
Saeltz910/
Selz891,479/
Sltz891/
Scheltz8357/
Seglitz8338/
Sheeltz830/
Geltz80767/
Siltz8060/
Sültz8056/
Zeltz8056/
Selts8047/
Sältz8022/
Saelz8020/
Sehlz8018/
Jeltz8015/
Sellz8013/
Selcz8011/
Soelz8010/
Sletz804/
Celtz802/
Scelz801/
Seldz801/
Shltz800/
Sieglitz77225/
Schieltz77209/
Seeglitz7746/
Schueltz7715/
Sjeglitz771/
Scheultz770/
Slz7510/
Shiltz73335/
Shelts73194/
Schelz73120/
Schltz7324/
Shletz7322/
Sielts732/
Suelts731/
Cisltz731/
Slettz730/
Gieltz730/
Schiltz677,230/
Silz67992/
Schletz67486/
Gelz67304/
Slez67190/
Sülz67114/
Schelts67100/
Zelz6791/
Säglitz6787/
Schöltz6744/
Schoelz6737/
Schültz6734/
Selc6717/
Schelcz678/
Schåltz674/
Scheelz674/
Sllz674/
Schltze672/
Slzh672/
Schyltz672/
Jltz671/
Cltz671/
Sheelts671/
Celz671/
Sylz671/
Shlz671/
Sjlz671/
Sltx671/
Szlz671/
Shildtz670/
Shiltze670/
Slettze670/

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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 Seltz
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