Selavan Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Israel

Selavan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selavan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India671:11,448,737210,278
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Selavan (39) may also be a first name.

Selavan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selavan (Hindi: सेलवान, Marathi: सेळवन) is found most frequently in India. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selavan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,136,387th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Selavan reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 39 people.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 11,448,737. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 34 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 19 percent are found and Uttarkhand, where 10 percent are found. Apart from India this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Selavan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Selavan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Selavan last name increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selavant935/
Selavane932/
Shelavan931/
Selavhan931/
Shelavane88604/
Shelavant8810/
Seelavant881/
Sheelavan881/
Salavan86364/
Selevan86142/
Selawan86108/
Selavam8646/
Silavan8612/
Selaban868/
Solavan865/
Jelavan861/
Gelavan861/
Sylavan861/
Celavan861/
Sheelavant8278/
Silavant801,643/
Shilavan8052/
Seelovan8047/
Selawang8026/
Silavanh8019/
Seliawan8011/
Seelawan8011/
Sailavan806/
Silavane806/
Chelavan804/
Saleavan803/
Solavain803/
Shelavam802/
Selampan802/
Salavann801/
Silavank801/
Shelaban801/
Selawane801/
Sahlavan801/
Selabane801/
Silavahn801/
Silavatn801/
Sylavanh801/
Sheelavanth7817/
Selyavanova781/
Shilavane75218/
Shilavant75170/
Setlabane7539/
Selajwane7517/
Selawatin759/
Silavannt758/
Silavanth755/
Shilavand753/
Shalyavan752/
Chhelavan751/
Shilavann751/
Shelawane751/
Shailavan751/
Sehlabang751/
Silaban7146,392/
Silawan713,812/
Solovan71374/
Salawan71250/
Setlhabane71121/
Salevan7160/
Solevan7143/
Sethlabane7129/
Silevan7127/
Salavon7117/
Selevon7116/
Shehlabane7115/
Gilavan7111/
Selewan7110/
Solawan718/
Selabam716/
Zalavan715/
Jelawan715/
Zelevan714/
Shilavanth714/
Salovan713/
Gelovan713/
Shilavannt712/
Silovan712/
Selawam712/
Shihlavane712/
Shitlavane712/
Jilavan711/
Silavam711/
Selawon711/
Jelovan711/
Cilavan711/
Sitlhavane711/
Silavon710/
Solavon710/
Silavong6723,080/
Silawane672,476/
Chilavan67512/
Gilavand67260/
Shelobanova67210/
Selobane67176/
Chelovan67147/
Shitlhavane6786/
Sylavong6765/
Saliawan6761/
Shelovanova6732/
Siliawan6717/
Selawong6712/
Selowane6710/
Hsilaban677/
Jsilaban677/
Silabang677/
Silaswan675/
Silevhan674/
Selabham674/
Zhelovan674/
Saleevan674/
Shelabam672/
Shilawan672/
Silauwan672/
Chelavam672/
Shalawan672/
Zsilovan672/
Shitlavhane672/
Jelawang672/
Shelabanova671/
Sailaban671/
Sailavam671/
Saalawan671/
Sallawan671/
Chelaban671/
Coylavan671/
Zilavant671/
Silabane671/
Silabant671/
Sallevan671/
Salahwan671/
Salaiwan671/
Soleyvan671/
Solauwan671/
Shchehlovan671/

Selavan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selavan in the Hindi language
सेलवानselavana75
सेलवनselavana16.67
सेलावनselavana8.33
Selavan in the Marathi language
सेळवनselavana37.5
सॅलवनselavana33.33
सेलवनselavana16.67
सेलावनselavana8.33
सेलावानselavana4.17

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Footnotes

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