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 is most common in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Seltz.

How Common Is The Last Name Seltz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Seltz is the 303,577th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,834,704 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Seltz live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Seltz is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 834 people, or 1 in 434,603. In The United States it is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 15 percent reside, Michigan, where 14 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States Seltz exists in 14 countries. It is also common in France, where 25 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Seltz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Seltz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 981 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seltz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Seltz surname are 3.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.67% 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
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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 Seltz
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