Selzam Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Selzam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selzam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1351:596,33748,011
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Selzam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selzam occurs most in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selzam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,343,156th most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name Selzam is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Selzam reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 135 people, or 1 in 596,337. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 76 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 11 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Switzerland, where 4 percent are found.

Selzam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Selzam has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selzam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Selzam surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

Selzam earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.76% less than the national average, earning $36,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seltzam920/
Seltzsam8610/
Selsam8392/
Selzan835/
Seljam833/
Jelzam832/
Seltsam77325/
Scelcam771/
Sellsam771/
Selzang771/
Seljatem7134/
Seljan67347/
Selcan67313/
Seldjatem6731/
Selsan6726/
Seljom6715/
Gelsam679/
Zelzan673/
Zelcam671/

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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 Selzam
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