Selzing Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Selzing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selzing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2251:787,30135,295

Selzing (301) may also be a first name.

Selzing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selzing is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selzing? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selzing is the 1,092,155th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. Selzing is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Selzing live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Selzing is also the 507,810th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 301 people.

The surname Selzing is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 787,301. In Nigeria Selzing is primarily found in: Plateau, where 74 percent are found, Kano, where 8 percent are found and Yobe, where 5 percent are found.

Selzing Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Selzing surname is predominantly Christian (75%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selsing86145/
Seljing8614/
Selzien865/
Sheljing8021/
Selzinck802/
Szelszin801/
Sellsing800/
Selçin77231/
Selgin7750/
Selcin778/
Silzin775/
Seljin771/
Silzng771/
Zelzin771/
Selsin771/
Schelsing750/
Gelsing71266/
Selseng71137/
Jelsing71129/
Celsing7172/
Selchin7114/
Suelzen718/
Siljing716/
Shelgin715/
Selcina713/
Szelgin711/
Selznck711/
Sildzin711/
Shelsin710/
Slessing678/
Sellesin678/
Hjelsing677/
Gelsingh676/
Selsn671/
Selznova671/
Shilsing671/
Jelsingh671/
Silzn670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Selzing
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