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 surname Selv (Hindi: सेल्व, Russian: Селв) is most common in Malaysia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selv? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Selv is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Selv reside; 55 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Selv is also the 904,892nd most numerous forename in the world, borne by 108 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 2,949,422. In Malaysia Selv is primarily found in: Selangor, where 60 percent are found, Johor, where 10 percent are found and Kedah, where 10 percent are found. Barring Malaysia Selv is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

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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