Selz Surname

264,657th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Selz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7601:105,92813,072
United States5021:722,03056,796
France871:763,48093,619
Switzerland671:122,58112,361
Israel391:219,42720,804
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Selz (11) may also be a first name.

Selz Last Name Facts

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

Selz is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 264,657th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,927,347 people. The last name Selz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Selz reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 760 people, or 1 in 105,928. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 48 percent are found, Bavaria, where 27 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Selz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Selz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,931 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Selz surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Selz earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.66% more than the national average, earning $52,926 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seltz891,249/
Saelz8920/
Sehlz8918/
Sellz8913/
Selcz8911/
Soelz8910/
Selze893/
Scelz891/
Shelz891/
Seldz891/
Seulz890/
Slz8610/
Sellez80234/
Sueltz80146/
Schelz80120/
Sheltz80114/
Soeltz8022/
Seltze8012/
Shellz807/
Scelze804/
Seltzz801/
Saeltz800/
Sels753,036/
Silz75992/
Gelz75304/
Slez75190/
Sülz75114/
Zelz7591/
Selc7517/
Selx754/
Sllz754/
Slzh752/
Celz751/
Sylz751/
Shlz751/
Sjlz751/
Slze751/
Slzp751/
Sltz751/
Sxlz751/
Szlz751/
Xelz751/
Jslz751/
Siellez73139/
Scheltz7357/
Seglitz7338/
Schoelz7337/
Schelze7318/
Schelcz738/
Scheelz734/
Sheeltz730/
Sells6712,563/
Sledz671,262/
Selci67959/
Selch67776/
Geltz67767/
Szelc67519/
Seels67430/
Sieglitz67225/
Selje67210/
Schieltz67209/
Saels67110/
Selås6799/
Selce6795/
Soels6794/
Gelze6775/
Selse6762/
Siltz6760/
Suels6760/
Zeltz6756/
Sültz6756/
Selts6747/
Seeglitz6746/
Silze6743/
Shlez6735/
Selst6735/
Selss6727/
Chelz6724/
Sleze6724/
Shels6722/
Siels6722/
Sältz6722/
Gelsz6717/
Selsø6716/
Jeltz6715/
Schueltz6715/
Sielc6715/
Schlz6714/
Jelcz6710/
Sehls678/
Sildz677/
Zeldz676/
Szylz676/
Sylze674/
Sletz674/
Szels674/
Silsz673/
Zielz673/
Shilz672/
Seuls672/
Celtz672/
Slezs672/
Gielz672/
Zelze671/
Scilz671/
Selcs671/
Selsh671/
Sylsz671/
Jeldz671/
Zelcz671/
Selså671/
Sülze671/
Sjeglitz671/
Shltz670/
Schellez670/
Celze670/
Scheultz670/

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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 Selz
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