Szelc Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Szelc Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Szelc Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2961:128,40818,876
United States2211:1,640,086109,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Szelc Last Name Facts

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

Szelc is found in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Szelc? popularity and diffusion

The surname Szelc is the 599,225th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 14,041,514 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Szelc live; 57 percent live in Eastern Europe and 57 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Poland, where it is held by 296 people, or 1 in 128,408. Outside of Poland Szelc occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Szelc Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Szelc surname are 10.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.41% being registered with the political party.

Szelc earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.08% less than the national average, earning $41,818 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szelci9123/
Selc8917/
Zelc898/
Selci80959/
Selch80776/
Zelch80592/
Selck80535/
Sielc8015/
Selcz8011/
Szylc808/
Szilc802/
Selcs801/
Zelcz801/
Selcke73101/
Szelke7331/
Szilcz7330/
Sielck7315/
Sielch7310/
Saelck736/
Shelck735/
Schelc731/
Seelch731/
Seeslc731/
Sellck731/
Scelci731/
Scelcs731/
Soelck730/
Selk671,923/
Selz671,479/
Selg671,212/
Schelch67319/
Schelck67251/
Silc6787/
Šelc6733/
Selj6733/
Zeltsch6724/
Selcova6717/
Sehlcke6712/
Zylc6712/
Schelcz678/
Selcová677/
Selx674/
Zelg672/
Celc672/
Zilc671/
Sehelck671/
Schelci671/

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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 Szelc
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