Selavam Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Selavam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selavam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India451:17,045,897267,282
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Selavam (80) may also be a first name.

Selavam Last Name Facts

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

Selavam (Hindi: सेलवम, Marathi: सेलवाम) occurs most in India. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Selavam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selavam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Selavam is the 2,876,555th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Selavam are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Selavam is also the 1,075,395th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 80 people.

This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 17,045,897. In India Selavam is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 42 percent live, Maharashtra, where 22 percent live and Telangana, where 11 percent live. Apart from India Selavam exists in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Selavam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selavam in the Hindi language
सेलवमselavama83.33
सेलवामselavama16.67
Selavam in the Marathi language
सेलवामselavama73.91
सेळवमselavama8.7
सेलावमselavama8.7
सेलवनselavana4.35
सॅलवमselavama4.35

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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 Selavam
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