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

The surname Szelig is carried by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Szélig. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Szelig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,185,033rd most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Szelig reside; 63 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 39 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Poland, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 2,533,917. Other than Poland this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 34 percent are found and Hungary, where 24 percent are found.

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
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  • 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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