Selzer Surname
Approximately 7,843 people bear this surname
Selzer Surname Definition:
(German) One who salted or pickled foods.
Selzer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,200 | 1:19,168 | 2,532 |
| United States | 2,526 | 1:143,491 | 14,861 |
| France | 190 | 1:349,593 | 52,489 |
| South Africa | 187 | 1:289,720 | 28,200 |
| Argentina | 130 | 1:328,795 | 26,002 |
| Australia | 116 | 1:232,722 | 21,885 |
| Austria | 108 | 1:78,847 | 11,877 |
| Canada | 84 | 1:438,638 | 38,170 |
| Russia | 51 | 1:2,825,942 | 156,501 |
| Poland | 46 | 1:826,277 | 64,341 |
| Brazil | 42 | 1:5,097,008 | 130,362 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Czechia | 29 | 1:366,671 | 43,532 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Liechtenstein | 5 | 1:7,676 | 1,080 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 236 | 1:212,791 | 18,243 |
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.
Selzer Demographics
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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
Selzer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selzer in the Russian language | ||
| Сельзер | selzer | - |
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Selzer Reference & Research
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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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