Sellivan Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sellivan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sellivan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Sellivan Last Name Facts

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

Sellivan (Russian: Сэлливан) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sellivan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sellivan is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Sellivan are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Sellivan is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 40 percent are found, Michigan, where 20 percent are found and Minnesota, where 20 percent are found. Outside of The United States Sellivan occurs in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 17 percent are found.

Sellivan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sellivan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sellivan surname declined 76 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sellivan Last Name Statistics demography

Sellivan earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 72.08% more than the national average, earning $74,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suellivan940/
Sllivan933/
Sillivan88229/
Syllivan884/
Sellivam881/
Gellivan880/
Slivan8632/
Sillivant8227/
Suillivan8216/
Shillivan820/
Shlivan801/
Slivant801/
Gillivan75131/
Sylluvan751/
Silliban751/
Silluvan750/
Sillivon750/
Silliwan750/
Slivon71114/
Slevan7123/
Slivanova7110/
Slyvan715/
Zlivan712/
Sliwan711/
Cillivane711/
Clivan711/
Gillivann711/
Gillivane710/
Szlivon679/
Slyvain679/
Slivone676/
Shliwan671/
Shlevan671/
Slevane670/
Cloivan670/

Sellivan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sellivan in the Russian language
Сэлливанsellivan-

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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 Sellivan
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