Selvage Surname

269,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Selvage Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selvage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2801:283,17126,355
England841:663,31038,317
Australia411:658,43245,385
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Wales51:618,90625,852
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:361,28527,442

Selvage Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selvage occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Selvage? popularity and diffusion

It is the 269,054th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 5,025,894 people. Selvage is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Selvage are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,280 people, or 1 in 283,171. In The United States it is most numerous in: Alabama, where 12 percent live, Ohio, where 11 percent live and Louisiana, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Selvage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Selvage has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Selvage last name grew 921 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 210 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Selvage Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Selvage last name are 27.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.41% registered with the political party.

The amount Selvage earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.9% less than the national average, earning $39,308 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.42% more than the national average, earning $61,320 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selvager931/
Salvage862,080/
Silvage8643/
Selvagi8632/
Selvege863/
Slevage861/
Celvage861/
Selvace861/
Selvige861/
Selvaggi802,787/
Selvidge801,620/
Salvaige8010/
Selvasee804/
Silvadge801/
Saalvage801/
Scelvige800/
Selvhajer755/
Silvehage752/
Selvidgee751/
Shelbager750/
Silvagi7120/
Saluage7118/
Silvaje7110/
Salwage718/
Selvoza715/
Selvaza711/
Salvagi711/
Selvaji711/
Salvege711/
Silvaggi67566/
Salvaggi67125/
Silvasie679/
Silvasce672/
Sylvaice671/
Silvagui671/
Selveggi671/
Shilvaga671/
Silvidge671/
Solveige671/
Saluhage671/

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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 Selvage
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