Zeliger Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Zeliger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zeliger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1541:55,5697,198
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Poland121:3,167,396120,990

Zeliger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zeliger (Russian: Зелигер) is found in Israel more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zeliger? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 902,012th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Zeliger live; 52 percent live in West Asia and 52 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.

The last name Zeliger is most frequently used in Israel, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 55,569. In Israel it is most prevalent in: Judea and Samaria Area, where 39 percent are found, Central District, where 21 percent are found and Northern District, where 10 percent are found. Not including Israel Zeliger is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Zeliger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zeliger last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the party.

The amount Zeliger earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $51,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.33% more than the national average, earning $64,751 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Zeliger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zeliger in the Russian language
Зелигерzeliger-

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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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  • 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 Zeliger
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