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

Selavan (Hindi: सेलवान, Marathi: सेळवन) is found most frequently in India. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selavan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,136,387th most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. Selavan is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Selavan are found; 86 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Selavan is also the 1,637,361st most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 39 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 11,448,737. In India Selavan is most common in: Maharashtra, where 34 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 19 percent live and Uttarkhand, where 10 percent live. Apart from India this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Selavan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Selavan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selavan
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