Selvadurai Surname

155,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Selvadurai Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from செல்வம் (selvam), meaning 'wealth', and துரை (thurai), meaning 'lord' or 'master'.

Selvadurai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,8271:11,3891,622
Malaysia2981:98,9746,802
Canada1821:202,44819,751
England1401:397,98627,485
Australia1051:257,10223,526
United States801:4,530,737237,840
India611:12,574,842222,490
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Qatar161:147,37516,023
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Oman41:921,9937,313
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Macau11:601,6301,582
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Selvadurai (935) may also be a first name.

Selvadurai Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from செல்வம் (selvam), meaning 'wealth', and துரை (thurai), meaning 'lord' or 'master'.

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Selvadurai Last Name Facts

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

Selvadurai (Hindi: सलावादुराई, Marathi: सेलवादुरै) occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selvadurai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 155,635th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,588,826 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Selvadurai reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 264,385th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 935 people.

It is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 1,827 people, or 1 in 11,389. Not including Sri Lanka Selvadurai exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Selvadurai Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Selvadurai surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Selvadurai earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.67% more than the national average, earning $47,755 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.96% more than the national average, earning $55,130 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Selvadurai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selvadurai in the Hindi language
सलावादुराईsalavadura'i50
सलवादुरायsalavaduraya50
Selvadurai in the Marathi language
सेलवादुरैselavadurai50
वदुरैvadurai50

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