Sälzer Surname

452,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sälzer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sälzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7431:108,35213,382
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Sälzer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sälzer is most common in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sälzer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 452,985th most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 9,729,701 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sälzer live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Sälzer is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 743 people, or 1 in 108,352. In Germany Sälzer is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent live, Hesse, where 28 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 0 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sältzer92110/
Selzer837,843/
Silzer83630/
Sülzer83136/
Sölzer8364/
Slezer834/
Seltzer777,701/
Saelzer77271/
Suelzer7795/
Siltzer7749/
Szlezer7743/
Soelzer7743/
Söltzer7740/
Sletzer7715/
Selzier775/
Selzser771/
Scilzer771/
Sellzer770/
Sheltzer7122/
Saeltzer7121/
Szilczer711/
Soeltzer711/
Schelzer710/
Schlezer710/
Gelzer67640/
Zelzer67572/
Selcer67372/
Zölzer67346/
Schletzer67106/
Gilzer6742/
Schoelzer6727/
Zilzer6719/
Silcer6716/
Scheltzer677/
Celzer672/
Schiltzer671/
Selzir670/
Schuelzer670/

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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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  • 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 Sälzer
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