Sellvin Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sellvin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sellvin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Sellvin Last Name Facts

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

Sellvin is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sellvin? popularity and diffusion

Sellvin is the 5,213,395th most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Sellvin occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sellvin are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Sellvin is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 757,443. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Värmland County, where 85 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent are found. Not including Sweden this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shellvin935/
Sellvine930/
Sellvén8625/
Sällvin8619/
Slevin775,726/
Slvain772/
Slvinn770/
Selwine7144/
Shlevin7127/
Sølving717/
Slevina716/
Slevine712/
Gellvén712/
Sleving711/
Schlvin711/
Gillvin710/
Gillving6741/
Clvin672/
Schlevin672/
Shelbine671/
Shlevina671/
Slven670/
Shelbain670/

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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 Sellvin
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