Szeliga Surname

70,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,020 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Szeliga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Szeliga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland5,5641:6,831847
United States9551:379,53833,538
Argentina1211:353,25127,617
Czechia801:132,91821,095
Canada751:491,27542,011
Brazil681:3,148,15291,004
England451:1,238,17956,985
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
France241:2,767,613196,808
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Norway91:571,36544,190
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660

The alternate forms: Széliga (4) are calculated separately.

Szeliga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Szeliga is carried by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Széliga. For other potential spellings of Szeliga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Szeliga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 70,426th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,038,112 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Szeliga live; 80 percent live in Eastern Europe and 80 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Szeliga is most frequently used in Poland, where it is carried by 5,564 people, or 1 in 6,831. Excluding Poland this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Argentina, where 2 percent reside.

Szeliga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Szeliga last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Szeliga earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 41.16% less than the national average, earning 203,644 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.19% more than the national average, earning $44,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.9% less than the national average, earning $47,744 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Széliga954/
Szeligha931/
Seliga923,718/
Zeliga926/
Szeluga86792/
Sheliga8674/
Szaliga8669/
Szeligo8633/
Szelega869/
Sziliga862/
Seligha861/
Sieliga861/
Szelige861/
Zeligah861/
Zeligha861/
Szyliga861/
Seligau861/
Scheliga80873/
Seleigha806/
Saliga771,460/
Siliga77859/
Šeliga77754/
Selega77569/
Soliga77240/
Seluga7770/
Seligj7758/
Seligi7745/
Seligo7743/
Selige7730/
Zelega7710/
Celiga7710/
Zelige771/
Zeligi771/
Syliga771/
Seliger715,616/
Cheliga71646/
Saligah71347/
Selegha71192/
Zeligou7194/
Szalyga7163/
Shiliga7160/
Shelega7145/
Saligay7143/
Sheluga7141/
Szolyga7131/
Szalega7127/
Saliega7127/
Seligey7123/
Sseluga7122/
Selugga7119/
Siligat7119/
Shaliga7118/
Soloiga7116/
Seelige7114/
Siligha7110/
Sheligo7110/
Selyuga718/
Seligie717/
Seligit715/
Sseligo713/
Selegau713/
Selegea713/
Selegai712/
Saaliga712/
Selukga712/
Salliga712/
Sealigi711/
Selugha711/
Sileiga711/
Zelaigi711/
Zelighi711/
Sieluga711/
Szałega711/
Szaluga711/
Celioga711/
Ssiliga711/
Siligai711/
Seleigi711/
Seeliger674,162/
Solikgah6750/
Soloigha6720/
Schiliga6718/
Salighay6715/
Sselugga6712/
Shilliga676/
Schaliga673/
Schelega673/
Scheluga672/
Shiligah671/
Sseliggo671/
Siliguea671/
Shelighe671/
Seslegha671/
Shelegay671/
Cheligaa671/
Sehliger670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Szeliga
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