Selzer Surname

63,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Selzer Surname Definition:

(German) One who salted or pickled foods.

Selzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,2001:19,1682,532
United States2,5261:143,49114,861
France1901:349,59352,489
South Africa1871:289,72028,200
Argentina1301:328,79526,002
Australia1161:232,72221,885
Austria1081:78,84711,877
Canada841:438,63838,170
Russia511:2,825,942156,501
Poland461:826,27764,341
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
England411:1,358,97760,528
Czechia291:366,67143,532
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2361:212,79118,243

Selzer (16) may also be a first name.

Selzer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who salted or pickled foods.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Selzer Last Name Facts

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

Selzer (Russian: Сельзер) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Selzer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selzer is the 63,851st most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 929,178 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Selzer live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 4,200 people, or 1 in 19,168. In Germany Selzer is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 21 percent are found, Saarland, where 17 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Selzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Selzer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selzer surname expanded 1,070 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 820 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Selzer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Selzer last name are 22.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.09% being registered with the political party.

The amount Selzer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 99.48% more than the national average, earning 690,367 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 49.75% more than the national average, earning R 355,860 per year; in United States they earn 17.11% more than the national average, earning $50,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.95% more than the national average, earning $61,084 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seltzer927,701/
Saelzer92271/
Suelzer9295/
Soelzer9243/
Selzert9224/
Selzere9221/
Selzier925/
Shelzer924/
Selzser921/
Sellzer920/
Selze913/
Sheltzer8622/
Saeltzer8621/
Soeltzer861/
Schelzer860/
Sälzer83749/
Gelzer83640/
Silzer83630/
Zelzer83572/
Selser83486/
Selcer83372/
Sülzer83136/
Sölzer8364/
Selger8355/
Suelze8337/
Slezer834/
Scelze834/
Celzer832/
Selzey831/
Selxer831/
Selzet831/
Sclzer831/
Selzir830/
Jelzer830/
Schoelzer8027/
Selzerová8021/
Scheltzer807/
Selzerova801/
Schuelzer800/
Zeltzer77398/
Geltzer77163/
Zoelzer77130/
Seltser77114/
Sältzer77110/
Selgert7769/
Siltzer7749/
Szlezer7743/
Sellger7742/
Selcher7741/
Söltzer7740/
Zelczer7719/
Schelze7718/
Sletzer7715/
Zuelzer7711/
Shelger7710/
Slejzer779/
Gelczer778/
Celtzer774/
Sielger772/
Seltger772/
Suelzie771/
Seldser771/
Sellser771/
Zaelzer771/
Scilzer771/
Gelzher770/
Saelcer770/
Scelcer770/
Seltcer770/
Gelzier770/
Jeltzer770/
Schueltzer751/
Selge73487/
Selje73210/
Selce7395/
Selse7362/
Silze7343/
Selza7315/
Sylze734/
Selzi732/
Zelze731/
Sülze731/
Celze730/
Selchert71279/
Shelsher71137/
Szlejzer7115/
Szlezjer718/
Chelczer716/
Selcherd712/
Schelger712/
Schuelze712/
Shelcher711/
Szelgier711/
Szilczer711/
Schoelze710/
Schlezer710/
Zellszer710/
Zelger671,344/
Scelza671,243/
Zelcer67634/
Shelge67591/
Scelzi67556/
Schelcher67427/
Zölzer67346/
Sleger67333/
Celcer67248/
Sellge67167/
Schletzer67106/
Silger6785/
Selsey6784/
Selset6758/
Gelger6753/
Shelzi6750/
Seljee6742/
Gilzer6742/
Jelger6740/
Gelcer6739/
Zilzer6719/
Silcer6716/
Celjer6715/
Seelge676/
Selges676/
Selsøe674/
Selced674/
Selcee674/
Selcerová673/
Seldge673/
Clezer673/
Silzey672/
Siljer672/
Željer672/
Sülger672/
Sehlse672/
Silzes671/
Sielge671/
Selshe671/
Selzys671/
Seelza671/
Shcellger671/
Silzie671/
Jeljer671/
Zelzei671/
Slæger671/
Shchelger671/
Schiltzer671/
Schleszer671/
Selltsere671/
Sellza671/
Selgie671/
Shelshear670/
Scheldger670/
Slejer670/
Schelsher670/
Selcir670/
Schuulzer670/
Scelchert670/

Selzer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selzer in the Russian language
Сельзерselzer-

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Selzer Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selzer
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