Selv Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Selv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
India61:127,844,230863,365
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Selv (108) may also be a first name.

Selv Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selv (Hindi: सेल्व, Russian: Селв) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selv? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Selv live; 55 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 904,892nd most prevalent first name globally It is held by 108 people.

This last name is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 2,949,422. In Malaysia Selv is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 60 percent reside, Johor, where 10 percent reside and Kedah, where 10 percent reside. Other than Malaysia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Selv Last Name Statistics demography

Selv earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.14% more than the national average, earning $67,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soelv8910/
Shelv893/
Seilv892/
Seelev8035/
Seylev8010/
Sielvs804/
Seilev801/
Sellev801/
Schelv801/
Silv75349/
Salv75111/
Solv7514/
Sylv7512/
Slev7510/
Gelv756/
Sheylev736/
Selgeev735/
Sheelev732/
Selvova731/
Shelp67790/
Shelpova6792/
Silev6792/
Silvs6778/
Åslev6742/
Sealf679/
Shalv677/
Åsälv677/
Shelb675/
Silvh674/
Silvz674/
Shelf672/
Sallv672/
Silvd671/
Saalv671/
Shelbova671/
Sylev671/
Silvt671/
Sölvå671/
Gelvz671/
Shlev671/
Sailv671/
Szolv671/
Gelvd671/
Chelv671/
Seulb670/

Selv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selv in the Hindi language
सेल्वselva-
Selv in the Russian language
Селвselv-

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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 Selv
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