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) is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Selv? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Selv occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Selv live; 55 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Selv is also the 904,892nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 108 people.

The last name Selv is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 2,949,422. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 60 percent reside, Johor, where 10 percent reside and Kedah, where 10 percent reside. Beside Malaysia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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