La Selva Surname

383,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

La Selva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

La Selva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy6591:92,80215,995
Brazil1171:1,829,69559,051
Canada441:837,40065,151
France341:1,953,609166,012
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

La Selva Last Name Facts

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

The last name La Selva has its highest incidence in Italy. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of La Selva click here.

How Common Is The Last Name La Selva? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 383,720th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 7,861,430 people. The surname La Selva is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of La Selva live; 71 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 71 percent live in Italic Europe.

The surname La Selva is most widespread in Italy, where it is carried by 659 people, or 1 in 92,802. In Italy La Selva is most numerous in: Abruzzo, where 51 percent are found, Apulia, where 33 percent are found and Campania, where 8 percent are found. Barring Italy it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

La Selva Last Name Statistics demography

The amount La Selva earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 147.35% more than the national average, earning €74,280 per year; in United States they earn 52.84% less than the national average, earning $20,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.76% more than the national average, earning $59,997 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
La Selve8871/
La Silva886/
La-Selva883/
lo Silva753/
Le Silva752/
La-Selve751/
Los Silva711/
Le Sylvie593/
lo Sylvie591/
Los Sylvie561/

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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 La Selva
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