Selaw Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Selaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
Selaw (31) may also be a first name.
Selaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Selaw (Hindi: सेलवा) is most common in Indonesia. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Selaw.
How Common Is The Last Name Selaw? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most widely held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Selaw is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Selaw reside; 88 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 88 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 31 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 22,041,532. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Kalimantan, where 83 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia Selaw occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent are found and Malaysia, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selaw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selaw in the Hindi language | ||
| सेलवा | selava | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Selaw
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