Selewang Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Selewang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selewang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Selewang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selewang is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selewang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Selewang is the 3,665,662nd most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Selewang is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Selewang live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 4,723,186. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Riau Islands, where 100 percent reside. Besides Indonesia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 3 percent reside.

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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 Selewang
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