Szelig Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Hungary

Szelig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Szelig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Szélig (239) are calculated separately.

Szelig Last Name Facts

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

Szelig has its highest incidence in Poland. It can be found as: Szélig. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Szelig? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,185,033rd most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Szelig occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Szelig are found; 63 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 39 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

Szelig is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 2,533,917. Barring Poland this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 34 percent live and Hungary, where 24 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szélig94239/
Szeligh921/
Selig917,710/
Zelig911,093/
Seelig836,453/
Zeilig8357/
Zeelig8350/
Seylig8339/
Seligh8337/
Szelik8316/
Sielig8311/
Sehlig8310/
Shelig837/
Setlig836/
Szeleg832/
Szylig831/
Sealig831/
Seligg831/
Selieg830/
Seilig830/
Szeligová8096/
Setligt77136/
Setligh7749/
Schelig779/
Szylieg772/
Shellig771/
Sheligh771/
Sieluig771/
Seleigh770/
Selik73958/
Selix73632/
Seleg73313/
Selic73223/
Silig73149/
Celig7375/
Zilig7344/
Zélig7319/
Zeliq734/
Sélig731/
Seligova7119/
Scheligh711/
Sheleigh711/
Shellieg710/
Sheleg673,326/
Selick67208/
Selikh67162/
Szelec6749/
Zcelik6736/
Selike6733/
Sheligova6731/
Chelig6724/
Sheeleigh6722/
Selics6715/
Seulik6713/
Selegh6713/
Szylik6711/
Selicq6710/
Shelik678/
Zçelik676/
Szelek674/
Selegs673/
Sealik673/
Ceelig673/
Seleik673/
Zeleeg673/
Selgik672/
Seylik672/
Seleag672/
Seelic671/
Zselic671/
Zejlik671/
Sealeg670/
Seilix670/
Sitlig670/
Seileg670/
Selict670/

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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 Szelig
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